Develop a West Midlands Education, Training and Workforce Development Strategic  Framework and Investment Strategy

Take a leading role in visioning the future healthcare workforce

Lead an integrated approach to workforce planning for health and social care communities

Negotiate, manage and monitor the performance of contracts with education and training providers

Support the modernisation of education and training

Commission, manage and quality control postgraduate medical and dental education through financial support of posts through contracts with Acute Trusts, Mental Health Trusts and PCTs

Co-ordinate the strategic management of local learning and education facilities in the NHS

Develop appropriate quality assurance and performance management processes to ensure that investment in workforce development supports the achievement of the SHA's strategic goals for health and service improvement

Ensure that we influence national workforce and health education policy, on national workforce supply and on securing a fair share of national resource for the West Midlands

Ensure the sharing and adoption of best practice and establish understanding and support of education and training in all parts of the NHS across the West Midlands

Promote continuing professional development across all professional groups, from student entry to retirement

Our workforce specialists work across the Clinical Pathways with clinicians, education institutions and commissioners to deliver a variety of programmes that support development of the workforce to bring care closer to home and deliver high quality care in the future