The Hull & Humber Chamber has been chosen to lead the development and delivery of the Local Skills Improvement Plan for the Hull and East Yorkshire region.
Skills shortages are regularly highlighted by Humber businesses in economic surveys as a key recruitment issue, and LSIPs, funded by the Department for Education, aim to put the voice of local employers at the heart of the learning and skills system to build a stronger, more dynamic partnership between employers and further education providers. It is hoped this will allow provision to be more responsive to the skills needs of employers in the Hull and East Yorkshire labour market.
Chamber LSIP Manager Hannah Crookes said: “LSIPs are an exciting opportunity for the Chamber to bring together employers, training providers and other key stakeholders to set out the key priorities and changes needed in Hull and East Yorkshire to help ensure post-16 technical education and training is more closely aligned to local employer and labour market needs.
“We will be looking at a collaborative approach as we move forward to develop a successful LSIP for our area.”
Chamber Chief Executive Dr Ian Kelly said: “Hannah has worked particularly closely with our Board member Sir Nic Dakin and I to ensure strong stakeholder dialogue and engagement as part of our LSIP proposals for Hull and East Yorkshire as well as in Lincolnshire too, where the Chamber also represents business. We look forward to driving this important agenda with our partners to ensure the Humber delivers on the skills needs of the Energy Estuary.”
