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How can we be ‘ Future Ready ’ in Tees Valley ? Sue Hannan Employment and Skills Manager Tees Valley Unlimited. Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Public-Private Partnership Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees
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How can we be ‘Future Ready’ in Tees Valley ? Sue Hannan Employment and Skills Manager Tees Valley Unlimited
Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU)Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) • Public-Private Partnership • Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, • Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees • Currently going through the process to create a ‘Combined Authority’ LEP Role- ‘To drive forward economic growth’ Key Objective – ‘To Develop the Workforce of the Tees Valley’
Importance of Skills • Clear correlation between skills, wage levels, economic prosperity. • 16-64 s with NVQ4+ = 27% (35% nat.) • 18-24 s claiming JSA = 6.5% (3% nat.) • 16-18 s NEET = 8.2% (5.3% nat.) • 25-34 s o.o.w. benefits = 16.6% (9.8 % nat.) • Many Tees Valley employers are looking for highly skilled recruits • But- they say ‘work readiness’ is just as important as skills
Key Challenges – • Replacement demand – Ageing workforce -UKCES est. 120,000 (highly skilled/experienced) workers will leave over the next 10 years – a ‘ticking time bomb’ • Advancing technologies – up-skilling and re-skilling, employers across a range of sectors are finding it difficult to recruit experienced workers with up-to-date skills. • Business growth – 25,000 new jobs due to new products, new business opportunities, supply chain partnerships and market opportunities. • Skills Gaps - All employers/sectors say skills are a big issue!
What do we need to do? • Positive promotion of the area – dispel myths /old news • Inspire young people at an early age – before they choose their options /earlier? • Inform teachers and parents – info on jobs and skills needed to succeed. • Shape attitudes and behaviours –key requirement from employers but young people need work related experiences • Maximise opportunities for young people –more Apprenticeships (all levels) Graduate jobs, Internships, Work experiences, • Help schools and employers connect- some employers are keen but there’s very little co-ordination. • LEPs can help.
Current Activities - TVU Skills Portal www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk/skills Skills Events 2015 • ‘Big Bang Tees Valley’ • 18th June – Darlington College • 1st July – Teesside Uni – Middlesbrough • 7th July - Northumbria Uni – Newcastle ‘Tees Valley Skills’ - November 2015
Tees Valley Skills Newsletter • Sector specific news letters go out quarterly to all Learning Providers- Schools, Colleges, Universities and Work Based Leaning Providers with content on Apprenticeships, Funding, Events, Businesses and case studies of young people working in specific sectors. • Topics to date • Tees Valley Skills Portal • Advanced Manufacturing • Logistics • Health & Social Care • Oil & Gas • Digital Creative
21st Century Careers in the Tees Valley 10 short videos – ‘Real young people doing real jobs in the Tees Valley’ • Advanced Manufacturing • Digital • Health and Social Care • ‘Here come the Girls’ – women in STEM roles • Life Sciences • Logistics • Oil and Gas • Process/Chemical Sector • Supporting Businesses • Young Entrepreneurs Lesson Plans - to help teachers and careers professionals show the videos, talk about each sector and answer questions to generate interest. Available as DVDs /to download from the Tees Valley Skills Portal.