Hull and East Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan set to provide long term economic boost for region

A spokesman said: “Through the chamber’s engagement activity with local employers, the LSIP focuses on five key themes: technical skills; educational teaching professionals; employability skills and behaviours; careers guidance being aligned with local opportunities; and accessibility.

“The HEY LSIP wants to ensure the supply of and demand for technical skills matches the needs of employers to ensure vacancies are filled, productivity is amplified, and employers are able to thrive.

"With this, however, there is a need to address concerns that there are insufficient numbers of educational teaching professionals who are able to deliver the courses and provision that employers seek.

“Employability Skills and behaviours was by far the most significant skills concern that was being raised by employers.

“Employers also reported a misalignment between careers guidance and employment opportunities within Hull and East Yorkshire. There also appears to be a lack of knowledge relating to what careers guidance activity is carried out locally. This is a theme that needs to be addressed to support the other priorities detailed within this LSIP, and ensure local jobs go to local people.”

Phil Ascough, Chair of the HEY LSIP Board commented: “Approval of the LSIP is excellent news and reflects and rewards the immense effort undertaken by the LSIP team in completing an arduous procedure.

"It also demonstrates the value of the input from hundreds of local businesses of all sizes who add up to a huge resource and an immense and valuable pool of talent and expertise. We look forward very much to taking the LSIP forward with their help, and to generating further private sector involvement.”

Debra Gray, the Principal at Hull College who represents the Humber Principals Group on the HEY LSIP board, added: “We are delighted to work with fellow colleges and training providers across the region to

deliver the skills needs of the future via our local skills improvement plan (LSIP). The LSIP captures the skills our employers have identified as key to inward investment and business growth. "