Date published: 11/03/2008
The pace of global economic change is relentless and the only constant is to know that this rate of change;will only quicken over time. This continual shifting of the global economy’s ‘tectonic plates’ creates both;opportunities and challenges; what it is to be in work and prosper in our lives is experiencing tremendous;change and it is a phenomenon that we cannot ignore.
Date published: 11/03/2008
A guide for providers of education and training to learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities to assist with their progression into employment.
Date published: 26/02/2008
This report has been produced as a result of the West Midlands “Learning for Living and Work Implementation Plan”. The Implementation Plan sets out a number of key actions in order to deliver the LSC’s strategy for provision for learners with learning difficulties and disabilities.
Date published: 26/11/2007
The purpose of this report is to review skills supply and demand in the Business and Professional Services sector (BPS) in the West Midlands region. It aims to highlight how closely current education and training provision meets employers needs.
Date published: 13/09/2007
The purpose of this skills balance sheet is to review skills supply and demand for the health & social care sector in the West Midlands region. It aims to highlight how closely current education and training provision meets employers needs in the sector.
Date published: 13/09/2007
The purpose of this report is to review skills supply and demand for the Leisure & Tourism sector in the West Midlands region. It aims to highlight how closely current education and training provision meets employers needs in the sector.
Date published: 13/09/2007
The purpose of this report is to review skills supply and demand for the IT sector in the West Midlands region. It aims to highlight how closely current education and training provision meets employers’ need for skills within the IT industry.
Date published: 04/10/2006
This annual plan sets out the strategic framework and key actions for delivering the national and local objectives for Birmingham and Solihull over the next year. It builds on the Annual Statement of Priorities for 2006/07; takes account of the objectives outlined in the LSC s Agenda for Change; and is also set within a new funding context, Priorities for Success.||The annual plan has three sections: Our vision, which sets out targets, priorities and values; A context for delivery, which presents analysis of the local economy and key learning and skills issues, a skills matrix analysis of priorities and provision, plus key changes and actions; and Our delivery resources, a summary of key areas which will support delivery of the plan, including partnerships, the City Region, the European Social Fund, the LSC Birmingham and Solihull council, equality and diversity, learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, provision for offenders in custody and in the community, sustainable development, health and safety, and internal resources. Case studies of successful projects are included.||Priority sectors with skills needs are identified in the plan: manufacturing and engineering; construction; retail, hospitality, tourism and leisure; business and professional services; public services (including health and care); and creative industries.
Date published: 04/10/2006
This annual plan, based on the outline of the LSC Statement of priorities for 2005-06, sets out the strategic framework and key actions for delivering the national and local objectives and achievement for Birmingham and Solihull over the next year. It focuses on the challenges this local LSC office is facing following the findings of the local Strategic Area Review (StAR), and its response to the educational reforms arising from the Tomlinson review, the impact of the Government s five year strategy, and the LSC agenda for change programme. It also focuses on significant changes in the local economy, including: restructuring, with potential employment growth of up to 50,000 additional jobs; occupational and skills changes; and demographic factors, particularly an increase in older workers and people from ethnic minorities.
