The world\u2019s most prominent professional network LinkedIn and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have launched a project entitled ‘Greater Creators’ to showcase the many skills and employment opportunities contained in the Greater Manchester region.<\/p>\n
The report also marks a first for the UK government, who have never before used LinkedIn data to showcase both technology and digital in education and the working environment.<\/p>\n
Matt Hancock, Cabinet Office Minister & Paymaster General, has stated: \u201cGetting the right skills, for the right jobs in the right place is mission critical for a strong economy.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that the research demonstrates how technology and data can be used to create a highly skilled workforce that the potential of it should not be underestimated.<\/p>\n
Manchester a popular destination<\/strong><\/p>\n LinkedIn has revealed that 24,000 members have moved to the region simply to pursue their careers.<\/p>\n The research shows Greater Manchester to be an economic hub and a center for innovative talent. Over London, Manchester is riding up front on a number of skills including digital marketing, TV and video production, user interface design, game development,\u00a0writing and publishing, theatre and drama, social media marketing and TV and video production.<\/p>\n Areas boasting the biggest push include camera operation \u2013 employers need graduates with these skill sets, making it an area that is likely to hire.<\/p>\n Finding new ways to utilize talent<\/strong><\/p>\n Commenting on the Greater Creators project, the\u00a0Interim Mayor of Greater Manchester Tony Lloyd revealed it is great to explore how expertise and knowledge can be used to improve a region. He added that Manchester is keen to lead the way when it comes to skills provision.<\/p>\n Greater Manchester Lead for Skills, Employment & Worklessness,\u00a0Councillor Sean Anstee, added: \u201cThe report is incredibly positive and helps us to highlight the strength of the city-region\u2019s creative, tech and digital sector and our ability to attract talent and roles from across the North and London.\u201d<\/p>\n The report has helped areas learn of skill gaps, employment trends and growing talent hubs, showcasing the opportunities that are available for any graduates looking to relocate.<\/p>\n If you’re looking for your next graduate role, visit Discovery Graduates today and see what help you can receive<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The world\u2019s most prominent professional network LinkedIn and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) have launched a project entitled ‘Greater Creators’ to showcase the many skills and employment opportunities contained in the Greater Manchester region. The report also marks a first for the UK government, who have never before used LinkedIn data to showcase both […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8503,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[21,18,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3424","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-employer-news","category-graduate-news","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3424","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3424"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3424\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/discovery-adr.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}