1. CHRIS EVANS, DIRECTOR MARCHMONT OBSERVATORY UNIVERSITY F EXETER

2. Improving Employer Engagement Understanding the context for employer engagement – market intelligence Understand employer engagement processes to support the engagement of engineering employers in HE level workforce provision Developing new approaches to employer engagement and embedding these within HEIs in the South West

3. The Partners University of Bath University of Exeter Petroc Plymouth University University of the West of England Weymouth College http://www.hestem-sw.org.uk/

5. Project Outcomes A series of case studies and reports outlining the approaches. A review of LMI use; a template for provision of LMI to support employer engagement; and a template for gathering market intelligence from employers. A risk assessment model for client engagement. An audit tool for employers. Recommendations for a training process for staff working in CPD. A toolkit available to HEI employees, students and employer partners, which presents a consolidated and integrated framework for engagement. The creation of a communication toolkit, policies and web-based infrastructure (+CRM communication) to allow the HE sector to access SMEs through the existing network of FE colleges with which they work.