Jane is a director of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, leading on employment and skills and flexible and equitable workplaces for the UK network of 53 Accredited Chambers of Commerce and the 50,000 plus businesses they represent. From schools and apprenticeships to lifelong learning, Jane is passionate about shaping an education and skills system that supports people to develop skills for great careers and that helps employers train and develop their workforce. Jane joined the BCC from the Staffordshire Chambers of Commerce where she led the delivery of business support programmes – including training, exporting, start-up and scale-up – helping thousands of firms of all sizes and sectors.