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Explained in 3 minutes: Local Skills Improvement Plans
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ผ๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐จ? 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
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ป? ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐จ๐น๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ง๐ช๐ต๐ด Leading a Local Skills Improvement Plan is a significant undertaking, but the rewards โ 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) ๐๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ท๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต** 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. ๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด ๐จ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จโ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ - ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด-๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐บ๐ถ๐๐บ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐. Labour market plans will always need to be updated and aligned with economic development priorities.- ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ...
Launch of the Local Skills Improvement Partnership!
โฌ๏ธ Close the Skills Gap: ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฝ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฃAmplify Your Voice: ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ-๐ง๐ผ ๐๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐Deliver Real Wins for Your Members: ๐๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐๐Youโre the Only Organisation Who Can Unite the Players: ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ฏEmployer-Led Skills...
What are Local Skills Improvement Plans?
Local Skills Improvement Plans are Three-Year Plans to Align Training Provision to Employer Needs A Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) is a three-year plan developed by an Employer Representative Body (ERB) for a specific area in England. It aims to achieve a better...
5 Reasons Why You Should Lead a Local Skills Improvement Plan
1. Improve The Local Skills System to Meet the Skills Needs of Employers and Employees for Success Employers and businesses hire and develop skills National and local surveys show that skills is the number one priority for employers where the public sector plays a...
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