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 previous LSIP.
๐ญ. ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ: ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
- Plan for education and skills provision that better reflects the needs of local businesses
- To achieve this requires robust evidence and engagement
๐ฎ. ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐
- Participating in an LSIP puts local authorities at the centre of the conversation
- LSIPs help local authorities to engage with a broader range of employers than usual
๐ฏ. ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐
- For local authorities it is essential to improve and integrate education, training and employment support as part of their employability and community services
- They want to directly use LSIPs as a means of shaping the use of the Adult Skills Fund and their own local economic and skills strategies and investment plans
- LSIPs help to ensure that education and training align better with the real-world demands of local employers as well as residents
- Your local employers need skilled staff to thrive. A strong local economy, powered by the right skills, directly boosts their bottom line and resilience
๐ฐ. ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐: ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
- LSIPs provide local authorities with the neutral ground upon which to work with local employers and education and training providers
- The economy is dynamic โ skills needs are constantly shifting. LSIPs are a method of convening all the key elements of the local skills system to get ahead of change
๐ฑ. ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ
- Local authorities gather a lot of data and insight on their local
- economy and local communities. They want to ensure that these needs are incorporated into the LSIP
- Local authorities also have staff and access to funds that can help to deliver the priorities identified
๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ง-๐ก๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ก๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
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
Our ๐๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ builds on evidence, evaluation and guidance to provide expert advice and support to Supercharge your Local Skills Improvement Plan.
Access it here: https://lsip.net/ultimateguide
