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Close the Skills Gap: Set Your Region up for Success
Amplify Your Voice: Become the Go-To Authority
Deliver Real Wins for Your Members: Fuel a Stronger Economy
You’re the Only Organisation Who Can Unite the Players: Be the Catalyst for Change
Employer-Led Skills Need Employer Leadership: Step Up and Make It Happen
How to Deliver A Great Local Skills Improvement Plan
Five critical elements of delivering a great Local Skills Improvement Plan, detailing how to plan and conduct the research, ensuring high levels of employer and stakeholder engagement, and achieve high quality robust results.
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Glenn Athey, Mike Spicer and Hannah Lazarus are three exceptionally experienced and qualified advisors and consultants who help local business organisations deliver LSIPs.
5 Reasons Why You Should Lead A Local Skills Improvement Plan
Improving the local skills system will bring dividends from meeting employer skills needs, will boost members, and position your organisation as the skills leader. Only you can do this.
The Best LSIPs Have These Five Qualities
The best LSIPs engage extensively with businesses and employers; discuss critical megatrends; provide intelligence and insight; draw in other expert research; and knit a skills community closer together.
New to LSIPs? Where to Start
A Local Skills Improvement Plan can be a daunting prospect if you have no experience with employment or skills policy and research. Click here for your newbie guide to LSIPs.
A Great LSIP Needs the Best Consultants
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The Skills landscape is shifting. Don’t get left behind. Leading your Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) is essential for a thriving local economy and the future success of your employers
Nail the Skills Mismatch: Equip Your Region for Success
Amplify Your Voice: Become the Go-To Authority
Deliver Real Wins for Your Members: Fuel a Stronger Economy
You’re the Only Organisation Who Can Unite the Players: Be the Catalyst for Change
Employer-Led Skills Need Employer Leadership: Step Up and Make It Happen
Leading a Local Skills Improvement Plan is a significant undertaking, but the rewards – a more skilled workforce, a stronger economy, and enhanced influence for your organisation – are well worth the effort.
By embracing a strategic, evidence-based approach and partnering with experienced professionals, you can ensure your LSIP delivers real and lasting impact for your region.
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Start Here for Local Skills Improvement Plans
New to Local Skills Improvement Plans or starting to plan for a refresh? We've put all the essential information on our revamped "Start Here" page at Start here - Local Skills Improvement Partnership A Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) is a three-year plan...
Learn How to Plan your Local Skills Improvement Plan in 10 Minutes With Our Six-Step Guide!
Are you involved in shaping your local skills landscape? Feeling the pressure to effectively align education and training with employer needs? The Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) is your key, but navigating its complexities can feel daunting. Good news! We've...
Education and training providers want these five things from Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs)
Education and training providers want these X things from Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) 𝟭. 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗽: 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 To plan and make the case for education and skills provision...
Explained in 3 minutes: Local Skills Improvement Plans
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙨? Local Skills Improvement Plans are Three-Year Plans to Align Training Provision to Employer Needs, Usually Led by an Employer Representative Body (ERB) Aiming Improve the Performance of the Local Skills System. A Local Skills...
Is the Level of Business Engagement Low in Your Local Skills Improvement Plan? How to Boost Engagment
To maximise participation and business engagement in workshops, interviews, and surveys, pitch relevant questions and repeat online events. Consider purchasing business samples from marketing databases to expand reach. Clearly emphasise the research's purpose and...
The UItimate Guide to Planning and Implementing Your Local Skills Improvement Plan
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻? 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘔𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘓𝘚𝘐𝘗 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘴 Leading a Local Skills Improvement Plan is a significant undertaking, but the rewards – a more skilled workforce, a stronger economy, and...
Local Authorities Want These 5 Things from Local Skills Improvement Plans
The next round of Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) kicks off in Autumn 2025. At the planning stage, it is a good idea to get an understanding of major stakeholder needs and how they can contribute. It is also worth asking how they think you can improve from the...
The Best Local Skills Improvement Plans Have These Five Qualities
The best Local Skills Improvement Plans have 5 qualities, as follows: 1) 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵** Use the connections and role of the Chambers of Commerce and other business representative employers** Include large public and private employers**...
Five Reasons to Support Local Skills Improvement Plans This Autumn
1. 𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨–𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁. Labour market plans will always need to be updated and aligned with economic development priorities.- 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗣 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗿...