Manchester (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Mayor Andy Burnham opens Alvarez and Marsal’s office with a powerful message on opportunities for all.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham described to a packed audience of businesses in Manchester that his MBacc scheme and a fresh portal for young people were essential to make the city globally competitive.
What is the significance of Mayor Burnham’s message?
Speaking at the beginning of the new offices of consulting and advisory firm Alvarez & Marsal at the new Lincoln building, Burnham stated: “Let’s make this the first city where, in helping everybody get on, we give everybody a good life. That’s what Manchester should be a beacon of in the 21st century, and that’s what we’re going to make it.”
He expressed a new digital tool has been established to give young people in Greater Manchester a clear line of sight to real careers in the city-region’s growing economy.
What opportunities does the Beeline tool provide?
Beeline, which is open now via the Greater Manchester Apprenticeships and Careers Service (GMACS) website. Named after the employee bee that embodies the Greater Manchester spirit, Beeline is the first of many resources being created as an open part of the Greater Manchester Baccalaureate (MBacc) – the city region’s pioneering choice to the university route. Drawing on local labour market data, the MBacc is a technical education course made up of seven “gateways”, each connected to a sector which is growing in the Greater Manchester economy.
Beeline is a ground-breaking instrument to give young people real-time data on the jobs available in the MBacc gateways sectors, alongside advice on the most relevant subjects, courses and goods on offer at 14, 16 and 18. The tool connects these career suggestions directly to current vacancies via the Adzuna jobs website, along with salary points, helping students understand where technical instruction can take them and visualise potential career paths in various sectors.
Presenting him and noting the importance of the building being named after Abraham Lincoln, A&M’s Jonathan Boyers stated: “We’re honoured to be joined by another politician who’s done his bit to put the southerners in their place, Andy Burnham, who’s done so much for Manchester.”