Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton is everything a modern city should be; lively and diverse with a strong sense of community and pride.
As part of the WMCA, we believe we can build on this fantastic position, and as such we are running the following activities to make this city an even better place to live:
Leader and Council
Councillor Stephen Simkins (Acting)
Party: Labour
WMCA Portfolio: Economy and Innovation
WMCA Projects
Find latest projects and programmes we are delivering in Wolverhampton.
Network Improvements in the Black Country
There are multiple on-going projects happening in the Black Country as a way of improving the travel network.
Workwise
Tickets to success for the newly employed.
Willenhall and Darlaston railway stations
We're opening two new station on the Walsall to Wolverhampton line. The stations will cut journey times to places like Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Walsall.
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Latest Transport news in Wolverhampton
Digital Retraining Fund in Wolverhampton
With an estimated 1.5 million UK jobs at risk from automation in the coming decade, we have set up a £5m Digital Retraining scheme to ensure our region has the right skillset to ‘beat the bots’.
Adult Skills Provision in Wolverhampton
In August 2019, the WMCA took over responsibility for the Adult Education Budget (AEB) and how it is delivered. For the year 2020/21 this budget entails £128m.
Workwise
Tickets to success for the newly employed.
Mayor's Mentors
The Mayor’s Mentors scheme is partnering with mentoring organisations to provide opportunities for young people to be mentored by professionals, raising aspiration and providing role models.
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Latest Skills news in Wolverhampton
Culture and Creative Economy
These are exciting times for culture in the West Midlands with major events giving the region a golden opportunity to showcase a resurgent, diverse and confident West Midlands to the world.
Digital Retraining Fund in Wolverhampton
With an estimated 1.5 million UK jobs at risk from automation in the coming decade, we have set up a £5m Digital Retraining scheme to ensure our region has the right skillset to ‘beat the bots’.
Screen Industry Body
The Screen Industry Body was launched in October 2019 to boost the West Midlands’ TV, Film and Gaming industries.
Create Central UK
This industry body hopes to boost the West Midlands’ creative output by promoting the region as a production base for new content and gaining investment for local projects
Energy Innovation Zone in the Black Country
Energy Innovation Zones have been designated across the West Midlands to provide commercially meaningful geographic areas for deploying integrated smart energy solutions.
Latest Environment news in Wolverhampton
Local Industrial Strategy
The Industrial Strategy sets out the Government’s long-term plan to boost the productivity and earning power of people in Britain and the West Midlands. Aligning with this is the Local Industrial Strategy, which can build on recent...
Latest Economy news in Wolverhampton
Housing First
The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Housing First Pilot scheme is designed to tackle the growing issue of homelessness for individuals with multiple and complex needs.
Latest Public Service Reform news in Wolverhampton
West Midlands On The Move Activities
More than 1,000 unemployed young people in the West Midlands will be offered work placements in a bid to cut youth unemployment in the region.
Thrive at Work Mental Health Programme
Recognising the need to ensure our working population is supported, we have created the Thrive at Work Commitment to reward employers for improving the health and wellbeing offer to their employees.
Include Me West Midlands
Include Me WM is a regional approach to making the West Midlands an exemplar region for engaging disabled people and people with long term health conditions to be physically active.
Young Combined Authority
People in power don't always understand what young people think and need but West Midlands Combined Authority wants to.
Inclusive Leadership Pledge
The Inclusive Leadership Pledge was launched by businesses in response to the Leadership Commission’s call to realise a leadership that better represents the diversity of the West Midlands.
Hate Crime Campaign
An anti-hate crime campaign was produced in early 2019 to tackle hate crime across the West Midlands.
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