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 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗗𝗳𝗘 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻; and increased employer confidence in the responsiveness of the skills system.
2. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘚𝘐𝘗 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴
– 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁. LSIPs can channel that expertise to create a robust plan.
– 𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗣𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 about employment and skills. They engage with a broader range of employers.
3. 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺: 𝘧𝘶𝘦𝘭 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺
– 𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗣𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀. Local skills planning also gets shaped around what’s feasible within current funding and delivery frameworks.
4. 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘺𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦
– 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 means that all of the essential parts of the local skills system collaborate.
– 𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗣𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 to unite employers, businesses, and education providers.
– 𝗟𝗦𝗜𝗣𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. The economy is dynamic – skills needs are constantly shifting.
5. 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘳-𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯-𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦
– 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗿-𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 and provision given their role in skills funding and delivery.
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About the Local Skills Improvement Partnership
We are Glenn Athey, Mike Spicer and Hannah Lazarus and we combine our extensive experience, with findings from evidence, evaluation and guidance to provide expert advice and support to Supercharge your Local Skills Improvement Plan.
