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Supporting Information
For a more detailed look at specific Skills provision
in the county a Barometer report compiled by the
Swansea Bay City Deal Skills and Talent Team
matches up skills needs to education provision.
Information on skills requirements for the projects
were derived from available secondary research
online. This information was then matched to
existing qualifications being delivered within
Swansea, and the information on qualifications
was taken from the skills barometer data collated
by the Swansea Bay Skills and Talent team.
Whilst it’s not possible for the barometer to map
all provision from all training providers due to only
capturing courses that are fully funded by Welsh
Government, the barometer does include most
WBL courses available.
Many great things are happening already:
Grwp Llandrillo Menai, Coleg Cambria, NPTC
group, Pembrokeshire college and Gower college
offer various marine pathways in engineering.
STEM related provision offered at Further
Education level is sufficient for the future SBCD
projects outlined. Moreover, both Swansea
university and UWTSD combined have a strong
offer in terms of undergraduate and postgraduate
courses in maritime, the sciences and in digital.
Swansea University & UWTSD, have strong
collaborative departments and research areas such
as:
• Advanced Manufacturing Skills Academy (AMSA)
• The Wales Centre for Advanced Batch
Manufacture (CBM)
• Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC)
• Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATIC)
• Manufacture Advanced Design Engineering
(MADE)
Place skills at the heart of future LDP’s
Different pathways are available and more
will become available as tertiary education
becomes more employer led. Employer led
apprenticeship pathways allows flexibility
on the employer to form their own
apprenticeship package with the
apprentice. A local employer may choose
an education provider in North Wales for
example and days in college can be
arranged between the provider and the
apprentice. It’s useful to know that
apprenticeship offers aren’t geographically
limited.
These great examples of learning provision
do need to be widely and positively
communicated to learners to ensure
consistent and regular uptake
The Skills Barometer report can be used in
harmony with this skills summary report to
provide much greater detail on the county
requirements.
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