by glenn@mylocaleconomy.org | Jun 25, 2025 | Business, Education and training providers, Employer engagement, FE Colleges, Introductory guide, Leadership, Local authorities, Local government, 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...
by glenn@mylocaleconomy.org | Jun 17, 2025 | Introductory guide, Local Skills Improvement Plans, Research methods
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!...
by glenn@mylocaleconomy.org | Jun 9, 2025 | Education and training providers, FE Colleges, Local Skills Improvement Plans, Local skills system, Training providers
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...
by glenn@mylocaleconomy.org | Jun 5, 2025 | Introductory guide, Local Skills Improvement Plans, Research methods
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...
by glenn@mylocaleconomy.org | Jun 4, 2025 | Introductory guide, Local Skills Improvement Plans, Local skills system, Research methods
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**...
by glenn@mylocaleconomy.org | Jun 3, 2025 | Introductory guide, Local Skills Improvement Plans, Local skills system
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...
