Sussex Chamber of Commerce have announced that they have been chosen to lead the development and delivery of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex.
Following the successful development of the Trailblazer LSIP for Sussex, published in April 2022, the Chamber have now been designated as the Employer Representative Body to take forward the LSIP for Sussex, as they are rolled out across the country.
Skills shortages are regularly highlighted by businesses 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 education providers. This will allow provision to be more responsive to the skills needs of employers in the Sussex labour market.
Over the coming months they will build on the work undertaken during the LSIP Trailblazer project – working in partnership with employers, training providers and other key stakeholders across Sussex to refresh their skills intelligence and carry out key sector Deep Dives in order to refresh their initial LSIP report and develop a 3-year action plan responding to the skills priorities and solutions.
Get involved in our Deep Dives
As part of our LSIP plans they will be continuing with a series of Deep Dives, which commenced over the summer with the Digital Sector Deep Dive.
The further deep dives will take place between November 2022 and February 2023 and be into other key sectors:
- Engineering & Manufacturing Technologies
- Construction
- Visitor, Hospitality, Creative & Cultural
- Land-based, Agriculture & Viticulture
- Health & Care, Bio Life Sciences & Pharmaceutical
The Deep Dives will be led by the Stakeholder Engagement Leads who will be reaching out to our partners to form Deep Dive Steering Groups.
Sussex Chamber of Commerce are now looking for businesses, skills providers and strategic partners to be involved in the Deep Dives. If you would like to support the LSIP, and influence the future of the skills system and supply in the Sussex area, email skills@sussexchamberofcommerce.co.uk to gain more information or to express an interest.