Employment and Skills Framework

Our vision for Calderdale is to be a great place to visit, work and most importantly, a place to live a larger life. We aim for Calderdale to be a place where talent and enterprise can thrive. Our Employment and Skills Framework (2024-2029) is helping get more people in Calderdale into learning, training and employment by delivering a skills system that meets the needs of employers and residents.

This Framework, which is overseen by Calderdale’s Employment and Skills Partnership, has been informed by a thorough review of evidence and extensive stakeholder engagement. It aligns with other strategies in Calderdale and West Yorkshire, including Calderdale’s Inclusive Economy Strategy (IES) and Post-16 Learning, Employment and Skills Strategy.

This dashboard shows progress against key indicators. These are used to measure change against our objectives to improve outcomes for people and businesses in Calderdale:

Objective 1: Addressing skills and labour gaps and shortages.
Objective 2: Further improving skills and qualifications and connections to education.
Objective 3: Reducing inequalities.
Objective 4: Reducing unemployment and economic inactivity.
Objective 5: Supporting good jobs.

There are local (district) elections on 7 May 2026 for new wards following a Local Government Boundary Commission review (Calderdale | LGBCE). The ward information on this page is based on ward boundaries that predate these elections. The Office for National Statistics is due to publish 2026 ward boundary information in June / July 2026. Once that has been published new ward information for Calderdale wards will be published here.

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