Local skills plan 2025 to 2028
The vision of this sector local skills plan is to:
“Together, creating an inclusive and highly skilled sport and physical activity sector in Oxfordshire.”
The mission of the plan is to:
- Grow the attractiveness of working in the sport and physical activity sector in Oxfordshire and ensure everyone has a safe and excellent experience
- Improve career pathways for people moving into the sector from all entry points - schools, further education, higher education, apprenticeships, vocational training pathways and career changers
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Supported and funded by Sport England and the National Lottery
Oxfordshire Local Skills Plan
29/01/2025
Download Appendix 1: Regional Data Pack
01/05/2024
Oxfordshire Skills Diagnostic Data 2023
01/12/2023
National Skills Diagnostic Data 2024
01/02/2024

Meet your local skills hub manager
Michelle Howden
Skills Hub Manager
Local skills accountability board
The Oxfordshire 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 – Oxfordshire: 2025-2028.
Board leads
Chair: Ian Brooke, CEO, Thame and District Housing Association
Vice Chair: Emma Collins, Oxford City Council
Board member organisations
- Activate Learning
- Active Leaders
- Active Oxfordshire
- Better / GLL
- Cherwell District Council
- Courtside
- Here for Health
- Ignite Training
- Legacy Leisure
- Oxford Brookes Sport
- Oxford Brookes University
- Oxford City Council
- Oxfordshire County Council
- Oxfordshire Local Skills Improvement Plan
- OxLEP
- Serco
- Thame and District Housing Association
- Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce
- The Gym Group
- The Henley College
- The Project PT
- UK Coaching
- West Oxfordshire District Council
