research and development institutions; incubator facilities and health institutions in the City. This includes seeking investment in infrastructure that will drive the roles of these institutions. b. Working with employers and their representative organisations, education, training and other stakeholder organisations to ensure that Cork’s education and skills base is aligned with the needs of existing businesses, potential new businesses and new evolving sectors. c. Support synergies between our universities and businesses to help create and foster innovation and sectors of the future. d. Working with agencies such as SOLAS and the CETB to provide support to those who are unemployed, from communities with low education participation levels or in need of re-training/re-skilling.
Objective 7.5
Supporting an Economically Inclusive City Cork City Council will work with education, community support and businesses stakeholders to target investment and supports in more disadvantaged neighbourhoods to facilitate greater education/training attainment levels and supports to assist in entering and prospering in the labour force. Encourage and support the UNESCO City of Learning and in particular expand the concept of the Learning Neighbourhoods.
Objective 7.6
Objective 7.8
Social Enterprise
Mobility Management Plans In addition to traffic impact assessments, Cork City Council will encourage all planning applications for new employment uses, or extensions to existing commercial premises, for 100 or more employees to prepare mobility management plans which promote and prioritise the use of more sustainable transport modes.
To encourage and support social enterprise developments in the City which by their very nature seek to tackle and address social, economic and environmental challenges.
Objective 7.7
Education & Skills
To continue supporting education, health, research, training and employment support organisations to facilitate higher levels of education attainment, research and innovation and skills development. This will be addressed by: a. Supporting the continued operation and, where appropriate, expansion of existing or new higher education; further education;
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