About the local skills pilot
Leicestershire was identified as 1 of 8 Local Skills Improvement Plan trailblazers across England. Alongside this, Leicestershire was selected as a strategic development fund (SDF) pilot area where CIMSPA worked in collaboration with local Further Education colleges and the Active Partnership for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland (LLR).
Sport and Physical Activity was identified as a priority sector for this strategic development fund pilot area.
The partnership engaged with 119 organisations across Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland to understand existing and immediate skills needs through a skills diagnostic tool. The tool also identified current and expected recruitment gaps with the aim of informing curriculum design to meet the need of local employers. CIMSPA led on analysing the data and, with the Active Partnership for LLR, brought together existing data available through the Local Enterprise Partnerships (LLEP) to create a draft skills action plan, based on employer data and feedback. Full dataset available on request.
Key outcomes:
- Local Skills Accountability Board established bringing together key strategic stakeholders and employers across sport, physical activity and health in Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland.
- Development of a Sector Skills Strategy based on research and consultation with the Local Skills Accountability Board and the wider sector.
- Engagement with the local further education network – supporting in the development of curriculum and creating meaningful engagement with employers to support students.
- The Local Skills Accountability Board and Sector Skills Strategy for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland will work to meet the outcomes of the Local Skills Improvement Plan, ensuring that sport and physical activity is in the best possible position to support local economic growth and development.
If you’d like to learn more about the local skills work happening in Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland or would like more information on how to get involved, please get in touch with the Local Skills Hub Manager for the area – Richard Kerr (richard.kerr@cimspa.co.uk)
We have a team of skills hub managers who want to engage with employers, education providers, chambers of commerce, local authorities – any organisation involved in improving employability in their local area.