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Financial & Professional Services & ICT
• Future proofing with businesses doing effective workforce planning supported by long term plans in education to support their ability to recruit new employees with the right skills and knowledge and flexible learning to help them develop their existing people.
• Dialogue needed with the training providers to ensure the content of the courses are meeting the industry demands including an element of work based learning so people are more work ready.
• Leadership and commercial awareness training to supplement the professional qualifications.
Mid Wales Industry Cluster Group
• The immediate priority is to improve the offer locally in Mid Wales, however until this is achieved it is essential that cross border activity remains available to learners. Individuals are the most important not where they live or work and standards and funding should provide appropriate mechanisms for continued delivery until an appropriate alternative is offered.
• Need to innovate and do things differently, including being more agile and more responsive to innovation and change.
• A lack of quality and appropriate training locally is a concern, greater emphasis needs to be placed on employer and learner satisfaction and the needs of the local labour market.
• There is a difficulty in recruiting assessors in a number of areas which is impacting upon the availability of vocational delivery.
Recommendations
The recommendations set out in this plan have been agreed upon by industry representatives and RLSP board members. It is the intention of the RLSP to actively address these priorities through effective partnership working with the identified key stakeholders and industry representatives as detailed in section 6 of the plan.
Strategic Development
The industry cluster group structure provides valuable employer feedback and allows effective engagement between the RLSP and key employers.
1. The RLSP will work with the established cluster groups, cluster group chairs and providers to develop activity around the priority areas identified by each individual sector.
A number of large infrastructure projects and key developments aligned to the economic areas of SBCR and GMW have been outlined which will have significant skills implications for the region.
2. To lead on the opportunities for skills in both the Swansea Bay City Deal region and Growing Mid Wales region.
A number of large scale national infrastructure projects have been identified which will inevitably have skills implications for the region.
3. The RLSP to work with large scale national infrastructure projects to understand the impact on the regional workforce, including any labour ‘pull’ effects.
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Regional Employment & Skills Plan South West & Mid Wales Executive Summary