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6 Routes to Elevating Your Local Skills Plan
Time to elevate your Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) to the next level If your LSIP is just a PDF full of stats, you've missed the point. You've got the data - what does it tell you about improving skills provision and utilisation, and what can you do about it?...
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻? 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 asks from 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
𝟭 - 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆: look for consultants with a proven track record (20+ years of applied experience) in labour markets, skills, and economics, ideally with senior roles in influential organizations. 𝟮 - 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: the...
Start Here for 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 three-year plan...


