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Fit for Purpose? Employment and Skills in Cornwall

Fit for Purpose? Employment and Skills in Cornwall. Judith Hann Employment and Skills Manager. “The Times, they are a-changin”. Changing economic context Changing policy context Changing European context. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly LEP. LEP Growth Strategy 2012-2020.

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Fit for Purpose? Employment and Skills in Cornwall

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  1. Fit for Purpose? Employment and Skills in Cornwall Judith Hann Employment and Skills Manager

  2. “The Times, they are a-changin” • Changing economic context • Changing policy context • Changing European context

  3. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly LEP LEP Growth Strategy 2012-2020

  4. The Employment Issues • Unemployment lower than UK rates • But persistent long term issues for specific groups • Youth Unemployment a concern • Low Wage economy • Links to poverty • Impact of welfare reform • Linked to qualifications

  5. The Skills Issues • Attainment • Gap in GCSE attainment between Cornwall and UK • Gap in workforce skills at Level 4 and higher • Persistent lower level skills issues • Aspiration • Continued mismatch between skills being delivered and what business wants?? • Advanced engineering, IT, leadership and management, R & D and Innovation

  6. The Employment and Skills Board • Led by the Private Sector • Private sector chair • Over 50% employer membership • Demand Driver Group • Developed the Employment and Skills Strategy • Partnership agreed objectives • Sign off through Council and LEP

  7. The Employment and Skills Strategy - Key principles • Keep it simple • Elucidate simple objectives through actions plans and projects • Evidence based • Linked to economic growth for all • Demonstrable impact • Ongoing monitoring & adjustment

  8. Strategic Objectives • Create an aspirational and innovative employment and enterprise culture • Improve skills and boost employment in growing global markets • Enable those out of work to compete in the labour market by developing the necessary skills • Increase employer and individual investment in skills • Improve the quality of and access to information for learners, employers and providers

  9. Understanding demand • Research into: • Aerospace • Creative / Digital • Started: VCSE; Food and Drink; Space • Coming: Offshore renewables; Tele-health/care • Leadership and Management • Symposium to bring demand and supply together (planning stages) • Employment Forecasting Tool and Labour Market Insight Tool

  10. Other Work to date: Links to other groups • 11 – 25 Strategic Group • Combined Universities of Cornwall partnership • Cornwall Works / JCP • Youth Employment and Talent Match Other activity • Cornwall Apprenticeship Campaign • Skills Support for the Workforce • Key messages from sub groups • The ‘Less Developed’ plan!

  11. Back to the Future… • Developing the Strategic Economic Plan • Structural and Investment Fund Strategy • Single Local Growth Fund/growth Deal • Public and Private investment Smart, Sustainable, Inclusive Growth for the people of CIoS

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