Introduction
The NWAA has a commitment to Skills & Competitiveness
Skills and Competitiveness – Introduction
For companies to survive and grow in today’s aggressive environment, having world-competitive capability is not an option, it is a necessity.
In order for this to happen, key skills and processes within all companies will need to include; strategic planning, leadership, project and risk management, manufacturing excellence (including LEAN), strategic “make versus buy” decision making, gross value added purchasing, skills assessment and development, e-skills (ICT), innovation and collaborative working.
How your company can benefit from using this Skills & Competitive section
The information on these pages provides our members with just some of the services and activities with which we are engaged in. Because of our extensive network of partners, (several of whom whose websites are referenced here), we can connect employers in our sector to a wide range of skills, training, brokering, mentoring and benchmarking support services and in some cases can offer subsidised funding for certain types of training for companies based in the North West. Please contact us and we will be pleased to come and talk to you on a confidential basis to see how we can help your overall Competitiveness.
