Skills Research and Intelligence

1. Skills Research and Intelligence Clare Hughes Principal Development Officer Lincolnshire County Council

2. Employment and Skills Plan 2010

3. Supply of Skills • How we inspire achievement of our young people so that levels of attainment at 16 are replicated at Level 3 • How we help people realise their potential and reduce pockets of long term unemployment and skills deprivation

4. Demand for Skills • How we increase the demand for skills/higher level skills amongst employers, particularly SMEs • How we retain talent within the area through creation of higher skilled opportunities

5. The Changing Landscape • Skills Funding Agency/Young People’s Learning Agency • Minimum contract levels • Tuition Fees • University Technical Colleges • National Career information, Advice and Guidance • Raising Participation Age • Further Education Loans

6. Sector Reports – Skills Gaps • Agri-Food • Manufacturing/Engineering • Visitor Economy

7. Manufacturing/Engineering • Overwhelming shortage of technical management skills • Recruitment difficult, particularly for smaller and rural businesses. • Training regarded as the answer but cost and travel to learn are barriers • New recruits: lack experience in application of skills

8. Despite efforts to resolve the sector continues to face recruitment challenges Hard to fill vacancies include skilled and low skilled Workforce most common skills gaps communication, literacy and numeracy Agri-Food

9. Visitor Economy • Work-readiness of young people entering front-line, customer service roles. • Recruiting chefs/skilled kitchen staff • Business skills of owner-managers • Seasonal nature of employment on the Coast

10. Themes

11. Next Steps