An introduction to EMSI

1. An introduction to EMSI • Who we are • What we do • The LMI challenge facing FE Colleges • Our Data • What we do with this Data • Our Tools • Our Customers • A couple of Customer quotes Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

2. Who we are • EMSI stands for Economic Modelling Specialists International • Based in Moscow, Idaho, in the northwest corner of the United States. Moved into the UK a couple of years ago. We currently work with 92 Colleges in the UK • Labour Market Information (LMI) specialists • Probably the most Customer focused Company you will ever meet. We ‘Bless’ our Customers Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

3. What we do • We source quality LMI and turn it into useful information that helps organisations understand the connection between Economies, people and the work place. • We design user-friendly tools that help Educational Institutions, Workforce Planners and Regional Developers build a better workforce and improve the economic conditions in their regions. Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

4. The LMI challenge facing FE Colleges Objective information is out there, but it presents Colleges with three main difficulties: • Difficult to source • Really difficult to make sense of • Even more difficult to analyse and then use to good effect Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

5. Our Data • We gather over 30 data sets, mostly from Government sources • EMSI economists analyse the data sets concerned, taking the strengths and discarding the weaknesses. These sets are then merged to provide multi-layered cross-checking • In total, this creates over 20 million data points for the UK, split into Government Office Regions, Counties and Local Authority areas • The data is updated yearly Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

6. Major Data sources include: • Business Register Employment Survey (BRES) • Workforce Jobs Series (WJS) • Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) • Labour Force Survey (LFS) • Annual Population Survey (APS) • Working Futures (WF) • Mid-Year Population Estimates • Subnational Population Projections • Annual Business Inquiry (ABI) Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

7. What we then do with this Data Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

8. Economic Impact Studies • The report calculates the net impact of an institution to the Region it serves, in terms of value to Learners, Businesses, Taxpayers and the Community • This data is provided in a presentation-ready report, giving solid evidence of an institution’s social and economic impact Andy Liddell Business development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

9. Analyst • In 2003, we started building a tool using the LMI we had collected for the Impact Studies • Analyst is a comprehensive web-based Labour Market research and analysis tool that gives a College instant access to key local information on jobs and skills across Industries and Occupations • Its main use in FE Colleges is in the areas of Curriculum Planning, course provision and Employer Engagement Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

10. Career Coach • In 2008, EMSI created a second web-based tool to help Learners and job seekers access good, local Labour Market data to gain the right career vision • Career Coach informs current and prospective Students how the education Colleges provide will lead to sustainable careers that interest them • The main area of use for FE Colleges is in the area of Careers guidance and Marketing Andy Liddell Business development Manager andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

11. Selected FE Customers Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK

12. A couple of quotes from our customers “When I first saw Analyst, it blew me away! I had looked at some other market intelligence solutions but I had never seen anything like Analyst.” Ian Philip, Director of External Relations, Dearne Valley College “Career Coach is fantastic! It’s an easy-to-use tool that puts critically important jobs information at everyone’s fingertips. Career Coach shows students how to get wherever they want to go.”Zoe Lewis, Principal, Middlesbrough College Andy Liddell Business Development Manager (Midlands) andy.liddell@economicmodelling.co.uk WWW.ECONOMICMODELLING.CO.UK @EMSI_UK