Local skills plan 2025 to 2028
The vision of this sector local skills plan is:
A high-quality, fit-for-purpose local sport and physical activity workforce which helps Cheshire and Warrington to thrive.
The Cheshire and Warrington Sport and Physical Activity Local Skills Plan will empower the sector to tell a new story. Successful delivery of the plan will result in a greater awareness and understanding of what a career in sport and physical activity can be, both in terms of the range of opportunities available and the skills required to be successful in a chosen field.
The plan will also support the development of clear pathways into and upwards within the sector locally. These pathways will be free of the barriers which currently make the sector less accessible or inclusive for certain under-represented groups.
As a result, an expert and more diverse local workforce will unleash the capacity of sport and physical activity to reduce health inequalities and economic inactivity across Cheshire and Warrington through improving the physical and mental health of those living and working in the area.
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Supported and funded by Sport England and the National Lottery
Cheshire and Warrington Local Skills Plan
06/03/2025
Download Appendix 1: Regional Data Pack
01/05/2024
Cheshire and Warrington Business Diagnostic Insight
01/01/2024

Meet your local skills hub manager
Rafe Turner
Skills Hub Manager
Local skills accountability board
The Cheshire and Warrington sport and physical activity sector local skills accountability board (LSAB) is a collaboration between employers, education providers and other skills and sector partners.
It is managed by the sector’s chartered professional body - CIMSPA. The project is supported and funded by Sport England.
The board’s work is now centered on delivering its sport and physical activity sector local skills plan – Cheshire and Warrington: 2025-2028.
Board member organisations
- Active Cheshire
- Bollington Health & Leisure
- Brio Leisure
- British Triathlon
- Cheshire & Warrington Local Skills Improvement Plan
- Cheshire West and Chester Council
- Coach Core
- Disability Positive
- Everybody Health & Leisure
- LiveWire Warrington
- Priestly College
- Reaseheath College
- Sporting Communities
- The Gym Group
- The Pledge Cheshire and Warrington
- University of Chester
- Warrington & Vale Royal College
- Warrington Borough Council
- Warrington Disability Partnership
