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Driving Up the Skills Base in the West of England Current Status

Driving Up the Skills Base in the West of England Current Status. Higher Level Percentage of high level skills above average but not significantly and skewed by undergraduate population Underutilisation of graduates Intermediate Level

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Driving Up the Skills Base in the West of England Current Status

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  1. Driving Up the Skills Base in the West of EnglandCurrent Status

  2. Higher Level Percentage of high level skills above average but not significantly and skewed by undergraduate population Underutilisation of graduates Intermediate Level In an economy with private sector jobs growth, reskilling of the existing workforce is key Employability Access to employment hampered by lack of basic skills To some degree at all levels Issues

  3. Employment and Skills Board MAA Section 4 Skills and Competitiveness Board LEP Business Accountability Joint Planning Process with FE Response

  4. LEP – People Section Appendix 1

  5. To drive up skills levels and employment…. particularly in those sectors and locations critical to the growth of the economy To increase employer engagement and private sector investment in training To support individuals to gain employment by improving employability and basic skills To strengthen the role, value and effectiveness of the FE sector in delivering those skill levels FE/Board Agreement- Aims

  6. Elements of Joint Planning • Board/employer community • Board/ employer community • Joint • Colleges • Colleges • Labour Market Assessment • Sector Analysis • Employer Validation • Supply/Demand assessment • Key Sector supply demand • Collaborative action • Major economic shock • Funding Opportunity • Specific priority – e.g. apprenticeship • Provision change • Rationalising responsibilities – lead role, geographic spread

  7. Joint working now underway Overall mapping commenced – demand against supply by key sector Sector by sector demand/supply analysis at two levels Workforce entry –accredited provision leading to employment Workforce development – provision for employers – whether or not accredited Joint work on apprenticeship and marketing Where we are now

  8. What we need from the Board and employer community • Profile • Practical assistance in validating/testing the work • Proposal • Sector leads • Small employer groups • Specific action in promoting investment in skills • New opportunity on the agenda for all business groups and organisations esp. Business West and FSB • For each sector critical friends • One lead from this board plus two or three employers from each sector • A Spring campaign to business starting in National Apprenticeship Week • Incorporation of the website proposal into the LEP marketing proposition

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