RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Regional Funding Advice Meeting Regional Skills Priorities Jim Neilson, Director South West Regional Skills Partnership

RFA Meeting 17 October Scope and where are we now 2. Issues 3. Where do we need to be 4. Next steps

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Scope LSC HE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS JC+ LA RDA OTHERS RSP Collaborative actions ESF

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 LSC Priorities  Increase the proportion of people of working age achieving functional literacy and numeracy skills  Increase the proportion of working age adults qualified to at least full Level 2 and 3  Increase the proportion of Apprentices who complete the full Apprenticeship framework  Better integrate employment and skills  To increase the proportion of young people achieving level 2 at age 19  To increase the proportion of young people achieving level 3 at age 19  Reduce the percentage of year olds classified as “Not Engaged in Education, Employment or Training”

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 RSP Priorities 4 Priorities  Improving leadership & management skills  Developing enterprise skills for all ages  Developing skills to increase innovation & creativity  Ensuring skills needs, in key sectors in particular, are addressed at level 3 and above Sectors work Sub Priorities  Integration of migrant workers  Supporting integrated IAG  Supporting strategies for the reduction of NEETs

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 ESF Priorities  Competitiveness –Extending employment opportunities –Developing a skilled and adaptable workforce  Convergence (Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly) –Tackling Barriers to Employment –Improving the Skills of the Local Workforce

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Issues

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 One of the highest skilled regions Proportion of the working age population with level 2+ qualifications, all regions, 2007

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Productivity & Skills Productivity & Skills are correlated More qualifications Better use of skills Linking skills to business performance

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Productivity & Employment Productivity & Employment are correlated SW ‘prosperity’ is largely due to high employment levels

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Skills Shortage Vacancies Skills shortage vacancies as a % of total vacancies, by region, 2007

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Regional diversity in skills performance Working age population with level 2+ qualifications, 2007

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Demographics Projected change in age groups (in thousands) Big increase in older workers Yet these are the people we are least likely to train In fact 75% of our 2020 workforce are in work NOW There will be a decline in prime age workers % % % % % 0% % % % % % 3% AGE

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Policy Changes  Leith Review –Demand led system – Employment and Skills Boards –Integration of employment and skills –Shift of responsibilities to LAs –Shift from Level 2 to Level 3 –Increase in Apprenticeships  Education reform –Increase in participation age to 18 –Diplomas

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Structural changes  LSC to close  Responsibilities being split between Local Authorities, for pre – 19 provision (regional commissioning group chaired by RDA)  Young People's Learning Agency - help LAs work coherently together in providing for the education  National Apprenticeship Service  Skills Funding Agency - administer the flow of £4bn p a to colleges and training providers  National and sub regional Employment and Skills Boards

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Where do we need to be?

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Leitch

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Leitch Targets  95% of adults to achieve the basic skills of functional literacy (at least level 1) and functional numeracy (at least level 3), an increase from levels of 85% for literacy and 79% for numeracy in 2005  More than 90% of adults qualified to at least a full level 2, an increase from 69% in 2005  1.9 million additional full level 3 attainments over the period, at a rate of 213,000 per annum. An intermediate target for 2011 of 56%  40% of adults qualified to level 4 and above, up from 29% in 2005  500,000 apprenticeships a year

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 SW Baselines v Leitch Target

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Regional Funding Advice Next Steps  17 OctoberStakeholders meeting  21 OctoberRSP Board meeting to discuss plans  18 NovemberSLIM Consultation event on Skills  27 NovemberRSP special Board meeting to sign off advice

RFA Meeting 17 October 2008 Related skills consultations  Refresh of the Regional Skills, Enterprise and Employment Analysis  Refresh of the RSP priorities  Refresh of the ESF Framework  Single Regional Strategy