Current Local Skills Improvement Plans
On this page, below you can find a list of all current LSIPs, with url links to the webpages, where you can find the reports.
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- South Yorkshire skills strategies: LSIP evidence base and drafting support, and support for the People and Skills Manifesto (2022/23)
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LSIP: Quarterly reviews and events for the Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce (ongoing)
- Warwickshire Careers, Employment and Skills Strategy and Action Plan (2024/25)
- Regional skills action plans for the Forth Valley Region and Tay Cities Region in Scotland (2024/25)
- Green Economy and Jobs Strategy and Action Plan for North of Tyne Combined Authority (2022)
- Vocational skills for 16-19 year olds in the West of England for WECA (2021)
- Evidence base and analysis for the Liverpool City Region Skills Strategy (2018)
Current Local Skills Improvement Plans
Berkshire LSIP ; ERB: Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group ; Locations covered: Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead, Wokingham
Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex LSIP ; ERB: Sussex Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex
Buckinghamshire LSIP ; ERB: Buckinghamshire Business First ; Locations covered: Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LSIP ; ERB: Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce ; Locations covered: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Cheshire and Warrington LSIP ; ERB: South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry ; Locations covered: Cheshire East, Cheshire West and Chester, Warrington
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly LSIP ; ERB: Federation of Small Businesses ; Locations covered: Cornwall, Isles of Scilly
Cumbria LSIP ; ERB: Cumbria Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Cumbria
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire LSIP ; ERB: Federation of Small Businesses ; Locations covered: Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Devon and Somerset LSIP ; ERB: Devon and Somerset Local Skills Improvement Plan ; Locations covered: Devon, Plymouth, Somerset, Torbay
Dorset LSIP ; ERB: Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry ; Locations covered: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset
Enterprise M3 (including all of Surrey) LSIP ; ERB: Surrey Chambers of Commerce ; Locations covered: Hampshire (excluding the districts of Eastleigh, Fareham, Gosport, Havant, New Forest), Surrey
Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock LSIP ; ERB: Essex Chambers of Commerce ; Locations covered: Essex, Southend-on-Sea, Thurrock
Gloucestershire LSIP ; ERB: Business West Chambers of Commerce ; Locations covered: Gloucestershire
Greater Lincolnshire and Rutland LSIP ; ERB: Federation of Small Businesses ; Locations covered: Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Rutland
Greater London LSIP ; ERB: BusinessLDN (previously London First) ; Locations covered: Greater London
Greater Manchester LSIP ; ERB: Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Hertfordshire LSIP ; ERB: Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Hertfordshire
Hull and East Yorkshire LSIP ; ERB: Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull
Kent and Medway ; ERB: Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Kent, Medway
Lancashire LSIP ; ERB: North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Blackburn and Darwen, Blackpool, Lancashire
Leicester and Leicestershire LSIP ; ERB: East Midlands Chamber of Commerce ; Locations covered: Leicester and Leicestershire
Liverpool City Region LSIP ; ERB: Liverpool Chamber of Commerce[footnote 1] ; Locations covered: Liverpool City Region
Norfolk and Suffolk LSIP ; ERB: Norfolk Chambers of Commerce ; Locations covered: Norfolk, Suffolk
North East LSIP ; ERB: North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) Limited ; Locations covered: Durham, Gateshead, South Tyneside, Sunderland
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Explained in 3 minutes: Local Skills Improvement Plans
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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...
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