How to Get Involved in the Local Skills Improvement Plan
The Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) is a major new project being led by the Federation of Small Businesses to review and realign skills supply and demand across Greater Lincolnshire & Rutland
This Department for Education initiative will lead to shifts in the type and level of skills available to local employers. It will also affect change in how some post-16 technical skills and training are delivered.
The range, availability and level of key workforce skills, plus work readiness, has been a significant challenge and frustration for Lincolnshire’s employers for many years, so this project is our collective chance to make the right changes. This is not a talking shop – this activity will generate real action through the LSIP which will benefit ALL local employers.
Over the coming months, the project aims to generate thousands of responses to the research calls from employers of every size, sector, and location – here’s how YOU can get involved and help shape the outcomes for a better future for Lincolnshire & Rutland’s learners, workers and businesses.
You can click here to see updates to the activity as new engagement opportunities are posted, but in the meantime please check out what is available to do now. This is YOUR opportunity to help shape a major shift in skills for our county. Do not miss out.
Team Lincolnshire Ambassadors - Get Involved and Have Your Say
The Greater Lincolnshire & Rutland LSIP will be built on three pillars of employer-focused research.
1. A roadshow of free employer focus groups right across the area during Q4 2022 and Q1 of 2023 that you can book onto right away:
- 13th December – Lincoln
- 14th December – Online
- 11th January – Gainsborough
- 13th January – Louth
- 17th January – Sleaford
- 20th January – Grimsby
- 24th January – Rutland
- 26th January - Boston
- 2nd February - Scunthorpe
- 7th February – Spalding
- 10th February – Stamford
- 13th February - Skegness
- 15th February – Online
- 21st February – Woodhall Spa
2. An online survey which will capture employer views, frustrations, and experiences on skills on a wider scale. When you see the link go live in January, please do take part in the survey and be sure to share it with your network.
3. A series of in-depth, 1-2-1 telephone interviews to confidentially capture individual experiences from employers. These will be set by appointment, so please contact FSB if you would like to take part in the interview rounds.
If you have any questions or feedback, please contact the LSIP Lead for Greater Lincolnshire & Rutland, Katrina Pierce at katrina.pierce@fsb.org.uk