Skills and employment
Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Plan
The 'Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Plan' will bring a range of strategies and plans, aimed at supporting residents to access and thrive in the workplace together in one place.
It will adopt a holistic approach, considering employment support, skills development and health interventions.
In Cheshire and Warrington there are over 100,000 people (20% of our potential workforce) who are economically inactive – a number that has not changed in the last 20 years.
This plan is a great opportunity to do things differently, making a measurable impact and difference to a significant number of our residents as well as helping local employers who need to fill vacancies. This will link to the Sustainable, Inclusive Economic Strategy and its ambitious targets.
Working with partners and stakeholders, we will develop a vision and priorities for the next 12-24 months. The final document will be approved by all three local authorities and submitted to DWP by the end of October 2025, following approval by the Integrated Care Board (ICB) and DWP. There is currently no additional funding available to help areas deliver on their local Plans.
Cheshire West and Chester Council is the lead and accountable body for the 'Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Plan'.
The 'Get Cheshire and Warrington Working Plan' is the local response to the Government’s Get Britain Working Strategy, published in November 2024.
Local Activity
This plan was discussed at the Cheshire and Warrington Joint Committee Meeting on 25 July 2025.
Local Stakeholder Event
Friday 12 September 2025
The draft priorities and actions were shared with stakeholders at an event held on the 12 September 2025 at Cheshire College South and West, Ellesmere Port Campus.
Read more in the presentation slides and evidence base referred to at the event.
