1. Sheffield City Region Employment and Skills Strategy and Plan
Tim Allan
6th December 2016

2. Contents
What?
Why?
When?
How?

3. Vision for Employment and Skills
What?
Vision for Employment and Skills
Strategy
Strategic Priority
Strategic Priority
Strategic Priority
Investment Plan
Actions
Actions
Actions

4. Why? Inform how (some) funding for employment and skills is deployed
Inform the prioritisation and delivery of employment and skills activity through the City Region’s devolution deal
Provide additional coherence across the City Region
Contribute to the Strategic Economic Plan refresh
“More jobs, better work, greater productivity”

5. Why? Economic activity and employment gaps
Skills profiles vs. (replacement) demand forecasts
Experience of work: current activity vs. perceived value
History shows that we can close employment and skills gaps. Forecasts point to significant job opportunities.

6. LMI Summary SCR WAP National WAP Level 2 70% 74% Level 4+ 29% 37%
SCR Employers
National Employers
Work experience
31%
38%
Jobs Growth
20,900
Replacement Demand
118,400
SCR Employers
National Employers
Skills Gaps
16%
14%
Training
68%
66%
SCR
National
Economic Activity Rate
76%
78%
Employment Rate
71%
74%

7. When?
Start: November 2016
Consult and analyse: December 2016 – January 2017
Strategy: January 2017
Investment Plan: February 2017

8. How? Substantial consultation element:
Skills providers (incl. schools)
Employers
Recruitment agencies
Unions
Acknowledge local activity and plans
Input and guidance from Sheffield City Region Skills Board

9. Key lines of enquiry for skills providers
Priorities for investment in employment and skills in the Sheffield City Region.
Underpinning actions to support those priorities
How to make the most of devolution opportunities
Asks of other partners (e.g. employers, schools) to achieve above

10. Contact details Tim Allan York Consulting T. 07827 816593E.