Overview of regional perspectives on skills needs The following illustrates some of the skills needs identified by employers relating to leadership and management in those English regions where gap analysis work was undertaken. It should not be treated as a comprehensive list. East Midlands • information management, contract management and positioning skills (CLD/family learning) • talent and succession management, performance management, income generation; skills related to winning bids, attracting international students, employer engagement and sales and marketing (HE) East of England • supervisory skills (CLD/PCDL) • marketing skills (WBL) North West • supervision skills (CLD/youth work) - youth workers at level 3 and above require these skills • skills in promoting and marketing which will be required for future capacity building and attracting young people and adults into youth work (CLD/youth work) South East • skills shortage of good business development network or unit managers with the right skills sets and knowledge (FE) • marketing skills and developing an awareness of what is happening in the local area in the business environment (FE) • communication and presentation skills of management and academic staff - younger academic staff required report writing and budget management skills (HE) South West • financial skills, including setting budgets and monitoring and controlling budgets, skills in commissioning services, managing contractual processes, project management, strategic management, succession planning (relating to the ageing workforce), marketing skills and project management skills including planning and leading a project (CLD) West Midlands • auditing and developing quality assurance processes relating to Train to Gain (FE) • coaching and mentoring and performance management skills including the analysis and presentation of data (LAIS) Yorkshire and Humberside • skills needs for working with businesses in terms of marketing and delivering training (CLD) • personal skills including attitude, self-confidence, awareness of responsibility and values (CLD) • skills related to preparing bids, managing contracts and delivery, preparing exit strategies, marketing and promotion and communicating change management (CLD) • change management skills and sales and marketing skills (FE)
Overview of regional perspectives on skills needs The following illustrates some of the skills needs identified by employers relating to recruitment and retention in those English regions where gap analysis work was undertaken. It should not be treated as a comprehensive list. North West • skills needs for a better knowledge and application of technology among practitioners (FE) South West • e-enabling skills to maximise the use of technology, as well as the need for staff to be flexible in their use of technology (CLD/PCDL)
