Future Skills Sussex Intelligence
Our collaborative work on intelligence collection and collation provides a comprehensive evidence base for Sussex, which is updated regularly and is accessible to partners.
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The evidence base includes, but is not necessarily limited to:
- Economic data
- Labour market data
- Skills supply data
- Sector skills needs, both specific and transferable
Intelligence gathered is used to inform our work on the other four themes of the Improvement Framework. It is essential in informing our conversations with businesses, education and skills providers and other key partners.
The partners
The Sussex Chamber of Commerce is the lead for this theme, and we are working with the following core partners on collection, collation and dissemination of intelligence.
Our activity
Through research and analysis, consultation and planning workshops we developed a set of recommended actions which form part of a 3-year action plan for each Framework theme.
The overarching recommended actions for Intelligence are:
- Map what already exists. Identify what data is needed by partners and when they need it and how it could be presented. Develop a set of core indicators.
- Regular review and refresh of evidence base.
- Build on the sector deep dives with a particular focus on skills for net zero and climate change, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
- Build a picture of existing programmes to support people with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities and those from disadvantaged groups into employment within key Sectors.
View the full Future Skills Sussex Improvement Plan here.
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INTELLIGENCE ACTITIVIES
As part of the Sussex LSIPs action plan – Future Skills Sussex Improvement Framework, the LSIP team at Sussex Chamber of Commerce are continuing work to gather local intelligence and information to inform and update our evidence base and continued skills conversations across the area.
Over the next few months, we will be updating all the existing data intelligence, which is available on this website, and this will include undertaking surveys with businesses and local skills providers.
Sussex Business Survey 2024
Your views are vital to our continued understanding of the local skills needs
The purpose of this business skills survey is to gather intelligence from Sussex businesses to aid in the continuing development and delivery of the LSIP and help local education providers to put on the provision that meets the skills needs of businesses.
To thank you for your time in supporting the LSIP and completing this survey, the first 50 organisations to do so will be entered into a prize draw and three organisations will be picked out to receive a voucher for a free training course provided by Sussex Chamber of Commerce. Our training events can be found on the Sussex Chamber website.
The closing date for this is Friday 9 February 2024.
Please click here to begin the survey.
Education & Skills Provider Survey 2024
Calling all education and skill providers – we want your views
As stated, over the next few months we are looking to update all our skills evidence-based data and this will help inform our annual progress report to be published in June 2024.
This survey is specific to you as providers and the more comprehensive your response, the more in depth the intelligence will be that we share with employers and the Department for Education (DfE).
The survey consists of 21 questions and is broken down by the themes within the Future Skills Sussex Improvement Framework relating to skills provision.
The closing date for this is Friday 9 February 2024.
Key Sector Intelligence
Click through for information and reports on our seven key sectors.
Over time the intention is to build on the research and intelligence on skills and the labour market within our key sectors and provide trend information to LSIP partners and stakeholders.
Priorities for Change
Our overarching priorities for change are based on the extensive research, analysis and consultation with businesses and other stakeholders. We used feedback from businesses, partners and wider stakeholders given in interviews, consultation events and surveys to inform the detail set out under each of these priorities.
These priorities led to the development of the Future Skills Sussex Improvement Framework and the themes that sit within it.
Priority 01: Support employers in Sussex to recruit, retain and retrain their workforce.
1.1 Business support with a focus on recruitment and retention initiatives.
1.2 A workforce development offer that meets local needs.
Priority 02: Ensure a joined-up approach to meeting the skills needs in Sussex as identified by local businesses.
2.1 Collaborate and consult.
2.2 Tailor to business needs.
Priority 03: Build a profile for and raise awareness of the key sectors in Sussex.
3.1 Build a profile of each key sector.
3.2 Raise awareness of each key sector.
Priority 04: Ensure training and employment in Sussex is open and accessible to all.
4.1 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of the Sussex LSIP.
Priority 05: Speak with one voice in Sussex to influence national and local policy using an evidence-based approach.
5.1 Explore freedoms and flexibilities within existing policy and current skills funding system.
5.2 Test and trial new initiatives.
We have cross-referenced the priorities to the themes, and this can be found in the Future Skills Sussex Improvement Framework here.
Priority 01: Labour market
What needs to change
1.1 Business support with a focus on recruitment and retention initiatives
1.2 A workforce development offer that meets local need
Priority 02: Skills provision
What needs to change
2.1 Collaborate and consult
2.2 Tailor to business needs
Priority 03: Sector profile
What needs to change
3.1 Build a profile of each key sector
3.2 Raise awareness of each key sector
Priority 04: Accessibility
What needs to change
4.1 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of the Sussex LSIP
Priority 05: Skills Policy
What needs to change
5.1 Explore freedoms and flexibilities within existing policy and current skills funding system
5.2 Test and trial new initiatives
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