Heart of the South West Local Skills Report

1 Foreward

Education and skills shape a place. They provide the foundation for its economic personality, set the tone for its industrial and social mix, and contribute to its overall prosperity.

2 Skills Advisory Panels – Introduction

Skills Advisory Panels bring together employers, skills providers and key local stakeholders to better understand and resolve skills mismatches at a local level.

3 Skills Strengths and Needs

This section briefly summarises the evidence base set out in Annex A and B of the Local Skills Report.

View Annex A and B

4 Skills Strategy

This core strategy seeks to provide the shared blueprint for the Heart of the South West. At its core is a shared vision that every individual in the Heart of the South West should be able to access the skills they need to thrive in a productive job they value, supporting businesses, inclusion and growth.

5 Skills Action Plan

The Heart of the South West’s Skills Strategy sets out the area’s preferred approach to skills development over the next five years, including our preferred sector focus, geographic approach, and priorities for COVID recovery.

6 Assessment of SAP Progress

This section provides a broad description of the current and recent activity of the SAP and SAP partners within the HotSW, and the progress already being made around the crucial themes of the Local Skills Report.

7 Case Studies

Case studies exhibiting some of the current and recent activity of the SAP and SAP partners within the HotSW, and the progress already being made around the crucial themes of the Local Skills Report.

8 Looking Forward

Looking ahead the section sets out the 5 core issues that will need additional focus and how the leadership of the SAP may achieve this.