Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce has been selected to lead the development and delivery of the region’s Local Skills Improvement Plan.
Education Secretary James Cleverly has designated the role for Hull and East Yorkshire to the business organisation. It is one of 32 chambers to be selected for the role that is backed by a £21 million fund.
Chamber’s LSIP manager, Hannah Crookes, told how skills shortages are regularly highlighted by Humber businesses in economic surveys as a key recruitment issue, and LSIPs 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.
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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.
Ms Crookes, who worked with Chamber board member, former MP and principal of Scunthorpe’s John Leggott College, Sir Nic Dakin, on the bid. She 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.”
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