1. Engaging with young people to help the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (GLLEP) meet the employment needs of the next decade and beyond Maggie Freeman 14 – 19 Commissioner Lincolnshire County Council Observer member of Greater Lincolnshire Employment and Skills Board
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2. Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership
Private sector led board with the aim of increasing economic growth in the area it covers and increasing prosperity.
Agenda includes:
housing
transport
water management
skills
lobby Government to unlock barriers to growth
devolution?

3. Greater Lincolnshire Employment and Skills Board
Private sector led
Public sector observer members
Part of formal structure of LEP
Deals with skills on behalf of LEP
Champion learning and skills
Influence skills funders on behalf of employers in Lincolnshire using:
research it commissions
pilot projects
local statistics

4. Context High youth unemployment Youth underemployment
Older workforce and increase in retirement age
200k employees required to meet growth and replacement requirements for Greater Lincolnshire by 2022

5. Context Existing and emerging skills shortages: health and care,
public sector (education)
retail/wholesale,
with large numbers also needed in
manufacturing/engineering,
agriculture/food
visitor economy.

6. Context Reduction in jobs requiring no or low level skills
Increasing requirement for higher and degree level skills
Mismatch between qualifications young people undertake and skills requirements
Changes to the welfare system – Universal credit
Public sector finance

7. Role of Public Sector
Issues for public sector and supply chain therefore business as well as moral imperative to engage in skills agenda through:
Schools and further education providers
Apprenticeships
Individuals furthest from the labour market
Procurement
Setting the standard through becoming exemplar organisations

8. Engaging with schools and FE providers
Employer champions
Workplace visits
Information about job and career opportunities
Work experience
Employability skills
Employer expectations
Feedback on CVs
Interview practice
Business benefits

9. Apprenticeships Government 3 million target Targets for public sector
Apprenticeship reform
Apprenticeship levy
Funding reform
Trailblazers
Higher and degree level apprenticeships
Ofsted review
Opportunities

10. Individuals furthest from the labour market
Work experience opportunities
Traineeships
Supported internships
Retraining older workers (apprenticeships)
Inclusive employment practices including opportunities for vulnerable young people over-represented in NEET

11. Procurement Supply chain Increasing commissioning of services
Interest in skills levels of wider workforce
Government Public Sector Procurement Policy
Contracts over £10m used to support skills development and apprenticeship commitment
Applies to central government, executive agencies and NDPBs
Other public sector strongly encouraged to adopt

12. Useful links
Ofsted survey report into how well apprenticeships meet the needs of young people, their employers and the economy
Procurement Policy Note 14/15: supporting apprenticeships and skills through public procurement
Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership