NATIONAL SKILLS PRIORITIES. 1. The Provider should take account of both local and national skills needs when developing the curriculum offer.
NATIONAL SKILLS PRIORITIES. In April 2023, the Department for Education released a list of national skills priorities, which will be addressed within this accountability statement. These sectors are: • Construction • Manufacturing • Digital and Technology • Health and Social Care • Haulage and Logistics • Engineering • Science and Mathematics THE LANCASHIRE CONTEXT LANCASHIRE 2050 – EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS The Lancashire Local Authority Leaders recently launched Lancashire 2050, which sets out shared ambitions for the future of Lancashire against eight priorities, including employment and skills. The Lancashire Skills and Employment Board brings together industry and education, skills and employment providers and local authorities, and is responsible for driving forward the employment and skills theme in the locality. The Board feeds into both the board of the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and the Local Authorities Lancashire Leaders group, giving both an economic and inclusive lens to the priorities which are articulated in the local skills strategy, the Lancashire Skills and Employment Strategic Framework. The framework is underpinned by a robust evidence base of local labour market intelligence. This base is shared with the colleges to inform curriculum planning, including Government data sets and novel data, such as real time insights into vacancies and LinkedIn profiles. The Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub, the strategic body which supports the work of the Board, works in partnership with the Xxxxxxxx of Commerce who are leading on the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP), so that the LSIP adds value to existing intelligence, providing additional insights from employers directly. There is a strong partnership approach in Lancashire with The Lancashire Colleges (TLC) group working in partnership with the LEP, the Lancashire Local Authorities, the Skills Hub and the Xxxxxxxx of Commerce, with the colleges working collegiately to solve the skills challenges in the local economy. The Lancashire Skills and Employment Hub produces a suite of excellent Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) data sets. The College has utilised these data sets since 2017 to inform its Strategic Plan and curriculum offer; specific reference to this will be made later in the Accountability Statement as to how this LMI data will inform and shape plans for 2023/24.
NATIONAL SKILLS PRIORITIES. 1. The College should take account of both local and national skills needs when developing the curriculum offer.
