National Priorities. In order to provide direction to the State and local levels for implementing WHIP and achieving its objective, NRCS has established the following national priorities:
(i) Promote the restoration of declining or important native fish and wildlife habitats.
(ii) Protect, restore, develop, or enhance fish and wildlife habitat to benefit at-risk species.
(iii) Reduce the impacts of invasive species on fish and wildlife habitats.
(iv) Protect, restore, develop, or enhance declining or important aquatic wildlife species’ habitats.
(v) Protect, restore, develop, or enhance important migration and other movement corridors for wildlife.
National Priorities. (a) The Chief, with advice from State Conservationists, will identify national priorities to achieve the conservation objectives of AMA.
(b) National priorities will be used to guide annual funding allocations to States.
(c) State Conservationists will use national priorities in conjunction with State and local priorities to prioritize and select AMA applications for funding.
(d) NRCS will undertake periodic re- views of the national priorities and the effects of program delivery at the State and local levels to adapt the pro- gram to address emerging resource issues.
National Priorities. 5.2.1 The Government has stated that delivering social value through public sector expenditure is a key objective.
5.2.2 To embed this principle and obligation into public procurement, it has issued the National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS).
5.2.3 The NPPS sets out that ”All Contacting Authorities should consider the following national priority outcomes alongside any additional local priorities in their procurement activities
a) Creating new businesses, new jobs and new skills; I increasing opportunities for entrepreneurship and helping new and/or small business to grow, supporting higher economic growth and greater business creation;
National Priorities. The Department for Education have recently published (April 2023) national skills priorities which have been agreed across Government and are areas with high volumes of vacancies which are expected to increase; long term structural barriers to recruitment, retention, and progression issues; and are important in providing opportunities for employment in key growth areas such as green jobs, creative industries and science and technology (including AI and quantum computing). Managers use LMI tools Lightcast and Vector to inform their curriculum planning and this is enhanced further by Skills Investment Plans provided by GLLEP and CPCA. Curriculum design is supported by an established employer network ensuring that skills delivery is closely linked to local employer need. IEG Delivery National priority Priority - CPCA Priority GLLEP These sectors are: • Construction • Manufacturing • Digital and Technology • Health and Social Care • Haulage and Logistics • Engineering • Science and Mathematics of these priority sector areas. Volume of delivery varies between priority sectors. For example, the volume of provision within the energy sector is currently low, however we are planning to significantly grow and develop this provision. This is implicitly linked to our proposed new building, the Centre for Green Technology which we plan to construct on the Peterborough campus, subject to securing further capital investment. IEG are actively involved with the production of Local Skills Improvement Plans. In Cambridgeshire work is ongoing with the Chamber of Commerce to develop their LSIP, providing examples of skills development and demand identified by the stakeholders working with IEG. IEG have hosted events for the Federation of Small Business who are leading on the Lincolnshire LSIP and have been involved in initial meetings and a Provider Steering Group to draft the LSIP. IEG work closely with the GLLEP Skills Board and the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority to ensure we are delivering the skills the regions we serve need. In addition, IEG is an active member of the Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Stamford Xxxxxxxx of Commerce, attending networking events to engage employer support for curriculum development. The Principal and Chief Executive is also a board member of the Peterborough and Stamford Chamber of Commerce.
National Priorities. The following have been set as key deliverables and national targets to deliver service and system reform within the 2007/08 NHS Operating Framework, published by the Department of Health in December 2006. The key requirements of the Operating Framework include: Achieving a maximum patient wait of 18 weeks from GP referral to start of treatment; Reducing rates of MRSA and other associated healthcare infections; Reducing health inequalities and promoting health and well being; Achieving financial health.
