College Strategic Plan - 2022 - 2025

7 Growth Achieving growth through strategic partnerships and relationships with key organisations and employers. Focusing on both Knowsley and St Helens we will grow the College through existing and new relationships and routes to market, and through the development of transformational, strategic partnerships with key organisations and employers. Business intelligence informs the overall direction of travel and ambition, enabling a rapid and agile response to emerging skills and employment needs in specific sectors. Long-term partnerships with employers and other stakeholders enable the development of mutually beneficial plans and co-investment that will support and transform local industries. To achieve this goal, we will: • focus on key specialisms, sectors and emerging technologies that enable economic recovery and future growth. • raise student participation through increased progression to further study, with a broader and deeper offer in all curriculum areas. • build upon our strategic partnerships with employers to generate opportunities for co-development and co-investment and inform the development of both generic and tailored provision. • utilise the Waterside Training brand to secure greater employer investment in bespoke skills training. • ensure the College’s improved financial sustainability and resilience are maintained. College Strategic Plan 2022 - 2025