FSB is to lead a new project which will look at the future skills needs of businesses and technical education provision in three areas of England.
By working with local employers and key education providers, this project will seek to set out the key priorities and changes needed to make post-16 technical education or training in the area more closely aligned with the skills needs of local employers and local economies.
The Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIP) are an initiative funded by the Department for Education, which has selected FSB as the lead Employer Representative Body to head up the LSIPs in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, Greater Lincolnshire, and Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
As part of the project, FSB will be holding a series of events during the autumn in conjunction with employers and education and training providers in these three areas.
This will influence the recommendations of a report for each area to be completed by mid-2023.
FSB National Chair, Martin McTague, said: “FSB has long encouraged and promoted the need for an employer-led skills agenda and so we’re delighted to have this opportunity to lead the development of these plans.
“We look forward to working alongside employers, key education providers and local stakeholders to help shape the future skills and local provision in these four areas of England