North West England Higher Level Skills Development and Employer Engagement Processes for

1. North West England Higher Level Skills Development and Employer Engagement Processes for Advanced Engineering and Materials

2. Cogent Footprint • Chemicals manufacturing and processing • Nuclear and radiological technology • Oil and gas exploration and extraction • Petroleum refining, storage, blending and distribution • Petrol forecourt operations • Oil-fired heating services • Manufacture of aviation fuels, bitumen, inks • Manufacture of plastic and rubber (polymer) • Sign-making

3. Cogent Facts, Figures & Contact Details • 813,000 employees • 20,000+ businesses • Representing a turnover of £67bn • GVA £42.65bn • Representing 15% of UK Manufacturing GVA Contact Details Rob Bevan, 0151 342 6930 / 07786 707431. rob.bevan@cogent-ssc.com

4. Proskills Footprint • building products and refractories • coatings • extractives and mineral processing • glass • print • .… but are expanding to incorporate: • furniture • paper • (and likely) packaging

5. Proskills Facts, Figures & Contact Details • around 21,000 companies employing just over 300,000 people across the UK delivering £29bn per annum turnover (NB the footprint expansion will take Proskills UK to around 1m people) • the sector is predominantly located within England • 90% of the companies within the sector are SMEs • 85% of companies in the sector reported ‘stable’ or ‘expanded’ business over the last twelve month period • productivity (in terms of GVA) across the sector is nearly 60% higher than the average for the UK economy • 35,000 people are employed by the sector in the North West Contact Details Ray Snowdon 07795 011983 ray.snowdon@proskills.co.uk

6. SEMTA Footprint Engineering Manufacturing Engineered metal products Mechanical engineering equipment Electrical engineering equipment Electronic equipment Motor vehicles Shipbuilding/ship repair/boat building and repair Aerospace Other Transport Equipment (including Railway locomotives ) Science SEMTA has responsibility for Scientific occupations that include: Research and development in pharmaceutical manufacturing companies The application of bioscience for the processing and production of materials SEMTA are also responsible for mathematics across all of the sectors

7. SEMTA Facts and figures for UK 76,000 establishments 2 million people employed (7% of total UK employment) £64 billion per annum turnover Contributes 9% of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Contributes 33% of total UK Exports. Contact Details John Harris 01621 788150 / 07740 637348 email jharris@semta.org.uk

8. Skillfast-UK Footprint • Businesses throughout the apparel, footwear and textiles supply chain, including design, manufacturing, wholesale trade and after-sales servicing • Based around four key sub-sectors: • Textiles – including technical textiles for a wide range of end-use markets such as aerospace, automotive, medical, industrial • Clothing and fashion design • Footwear & leather • Laundry and dry cleaning

9. Skillfast-UK Facts and figures for the UK • 41,000 establishments in the UK, c.5,700 in NW • Employment of 380,000, 58,000 in NW • Net contribution of £10bn, £1.6bn in NW • NW is leading area in the UK in terms of contribution to apparel, footwear and textiles • Contact details • John West • 0113 2399 614 • Email: john_west@skillfast-uk.org

10. Sector Skills Agreements (SSAs) Five stage process leading to industry agreement to a programme of collaborative action: Stage 1: needs assessment Stage 2: analysis of current provision Stage 3: gap analysis Stage 4: scope for collaborative action by employers Stage 5: action plan with key delivery partners

11. North West • Sector Skills Agreement – Higher Level Skills Development • SEMTA Sector - Aerospace • Shortage of Science & Engineering Graduates with Work Experience • Shortage of Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Licensed Aircraft Engineers • SEMTA Sector - Electronics • Shortage of Graduates with Technical Engineering Skills, Practical Skills, Work Experience • Demand for Design Engineers, Electronic Engineers, Software Engineers and Production Engineers

12. North West • Sector Skills Agreement – Higher Level Skills Development • SEMTA Sector - Automotive • Low Levels of Skills Gaps for Professional Occupations • Workforce Developments Needs – Improved Technical Skills, Better Knowledge of Materials and Production Engineering. Higher Level Skills Needed for New Automated Technologies • Trend to Continue of Graduates in Professional Job Roles • SEMTA Sector - Marine • One Large Employer with 19% of UK Workforce, Shortage of Science & Engineering Graduates with Work Experience, Navel Architects, Mechanical, Electrical & Marine Engineering Engineers

13. North West • Sector Skills Agreement – Higher Level Skills Development • SEMTA Sector Marine – Continued • Lack of Specific HE Qualifications in Marine Electrical Engineering • Demand for Post Graduate Courses in Marine Safety Engineering • Workforce Development – Improved Technical Skills. • Current Training Supply Insufficient To Meet Business Needs • Skillfast Sector - Technical Textiles • Shortage of Graduate Scientists / Technologists with Knowledge of Textiles Technology / Materials Science (including composites) with Relevant Experience to Support Product Development, Process Engineering and Technical Services

14. North West Sector Skills Agreement – Higher Level Skills Development • Proskills Sectors - Building Products & Refractories, • Coatings, Extractives, Mineral Processing, Glass and Print • Shortage of Technical Leaders / Managers with Strategic IT Capability • Lack of Progression from Technician Job Roles to Technical Manager Job Roles • Lack of Upskilling Activity • Cogent Sectors – Chemicals, Nuclear, Oil & Gas, Petroleum, Plastics • Need Technical Leadership and Management CPD • Need Business Improvement Techniques (BIT) Level 4 • Need Health, Safety and Environmental (legislation focus) CPD Programmes for Managers

15. North West • Higher Level Skills Development & Employer Engagement Processes • Potential Projects with Sustainable Outcomes • Sandwich Degree Courses to Improve Employer Engagement and Work Experience of Undergraduates / Graduates, Industry Placement Programmes • Graduate and Higher Apprenticeships for Structured Work-based Learning • Graduate Development Programmes for SME Employers / Graduates • Careers and Competency Pathways for Workforce Development – including Succession Planning, CPD • Accelerated Workforce Development using HE Credit, Credit Accumulation and APEL • Upskilling and Workforce Development Initiatives