EHOD Skills Plan – Evidence Base Ben Neild

Content Look at how the EHOD Economy has been changing (Demand) Review educational attainment (Supply of skills) Consider mismatches Suggest some possible priorities

Change in employment,16-64 year olds, workplace

Within EHOD, employment grew by 28,000 in Exeter and fell by 8,000 across the 3 other district authority areas. However, EHOD is a relatively coherent labour market

Travel to work areas

Employment by occupation Exeter has a concentration of employment in the higher level occupations. Employment in these occupations (46%) rose by 5 percentage points from 2004 – 2014, compared to 4 in HotSW and 3 across UK.

Employment by industry Exeter’s industrial strengths differ to those of the surrounding area. The two are complementary elements of the a unified labour market.

Employment Projections Employment is projected to continue to become increasingly knowledge intensive, though there is some debate about this.

Productivity

GVA (£m, 2009 prices), indexed, 2000 = 100

Workplace wages (£ per week, 2009 prices)

% working age population claiming JSA or ESA

Population Profile

Young people entering / leaving education, training & the labour market, HotSW

Educational Attainment

Key Stage 2 and 3 Key Stage 2 A higher proportion of pupils in Devon (81%) attain the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics tests (taken aged 11) than in other parts of the LEP area or England as a whole. Attainment in mid Devon is lower than in the other EHOD districts. Key Stage 3 – No longer collected but in 2013, attainment in Devon was above average.

Key Stage 4 / GCSE % of pupils attaining 5+ GCSEs at A* to C, including English & Maths

Attainment in mathematics Has particular relevance to the Innovation Exeter focus on data analytics.

Not in Education Employment or Training

A Level / Level 3 Results, 2013/14

HE Participation Relative to expectations based on educational attainment, progression rates to higher education are low.

Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships by industrial sector

Apprenticeships Not all apprenticeships are of equal value. There is a strong case for focusing on those that: Support the transition of young people into the labour Support the acquisition of skills to Level 3 and above; Support economic growth in important industrial sectors.

Making the most of graduate skills Demographic profile, 17 to 24 year olds indexed (17 = 100), EHOD & WoE

Adult Skills Percent with qualifications at Level 4+ and Level 2+

Skills Gaps and shortages 16 year olds year oldsHE Graduates EnglandDevonEnglandDevonEnglandDevon Very well / well prepared for work59%68%66%73%83%86% Poorly / very poorly prepared for work 36%28%29%24%13%11% However, the labour market is tightening. In 2011, 16% of vacancies remained unfilled because employers couldn’t find applicants with the required skills. In 2013, this figure had increased to 22%.

Time off to train % of employees working fewer hours because of training

Potential Priorities Improving Information Advice and Guidance Linking local people to local job creation Growing the number of quality apprenticeships Addressing low levels of progression into Higher Education Graduate Retention / making use of the available skills Addressing technical / Higher level skills gaps, especially in strategic sectors

Data Analytics Improve the teaching of mathematics in schools and colleges Provide more and better IAG re careers in data analytics Embed data analysis in other subjects Support the development of extra-curricular data activities Develop an apprenticeship pathway in Data Analytics Boost the employability /retention of graduates w/ data analytics Raise business awareness of the value of data CPD data professionals

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