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Research Reports for the Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole LSC Area

In 2006, BMG Research was commissioned by Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole Learning and Skills Council to assist the LSC to develop its policies and programmes in respect of eight local sectors. These are:
  • Engineering
  • Construction
  • Retail
  • Hospitality and tourism
  • Financial services
  • Social care
  • Childcare
  • Health

These sectors are regarded as current priorities for the LSC on a number of grounds. They each employ significant numbers of people in the local economy.

The essence of each study was broadly to undertake a desk review of available information on the sector which describes each local sector, recognises how the sector is developing and the challenges each sector faces, considers how this change process affects skills needs and supply, and, thus, identifies a set of ‘skills issues’ on which the LSC and its partners may focus with recommendations for appropriate action.

Throughout the latter half of 2006, a series of eight individual sector reports was produced. Because of the recent re-configuration of LSC activity in the South West Region, these reports, whilst originally commissioned by the local LSC for Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole, actually consider the new LSC sub-regional area which combines Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset, commonly referred to as ‘the BDPS area’ in those reports. 

The reports can be accessed from the following links:

Skills Issues in the Care Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Childcare Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Construction Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Engineering Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Financial Services Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Health Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Hospitality and Tourism Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in the Retail Sector in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset

Skills Issues in Priority Sectors in Bournemouth, Dorset, Poole and Somerset - Summary Report