B: – Sector Future labour demand, Current delivery Key Key findings Conclusion – L4+ (SFA funded providers prospects for 2013-14 Learning growing higher Aims) level vocational skills demand Engineering & Good. High location 480 L3 Apps Apps: Good levels of GOOD. Advanced quotients. Major focus 10 L4+ Apps Training progression to Manufacturing from LEP in supporting 340 L4 2000, L4+ from those However, sector to grow classroom Burnley undertaking L3 unclear whether College, Apprenticeships this is additional Forecasts suggest: BAe (54%) demand or strong Systems, Trailblazers switch from replacement Rolls perhaps too previous demand at all Royce, occupation & HNC/HND route levels Runshaw employer negative College specific with Potential for expansion some evidence growth is in demand in Classroom: SMEs finding terms of skilled trades Blackpool & the new funding employer and below Fylde arrangements demand but – positive College, too expensive this is mostly in expansion Blackburn HNC/HND replacement demand at assoc College route well demand not net established, growth. Some and above many employers in employers the sector are happy to pay engaged on Recent FE skills but others capital are reporting investments = that they will busy provider in higher ‘invest’ market wages to recruit (although skilled staff. sectoral report highlights some Lancashire is employer not short of
B: – Sector Future labour demand, L4+ Current delivery (SFA funded 2013-14 Learning Aims) Key providers Key findings Conclusion – prospects for growing higher level vocational skills demand Engineering & Advanced Manufacturing Good. High location quotients. Major focus from LEP in supporting sector to grow Forecasts suggest: strong replacement demand at all levels negative expansion demand in skilled trades and below positive expansion demand at assoc and above 480 L3 Apps 10 L4+ Apps 340 L4 classroom Apps: Training 2000, Burnley College, BAe Systems, Rolls Royce, Runshaw College Classroom: Blackpool & Fylde College, Blackburn College Good levels of progression to L4+ from those undertaking L3 Apprenticeships (54%) Trailblazers perhaps too occupation & employer specific with some evidence SMEs finding the new funding arrangements too expensive HNC/HND route well established, many employers happy to pay Recent FE capital investments = busy provider market (although sectoral report highlights some employer GOOD. However, unclear whether this is additional demand or switch from previous HNC/HND route Potential for growth is in terms of employer demand – but this is mostly in replacement demand not net growth. Some employers in the sector are engaged on skills but others are reporting that they will ‘invest’ in higher wages to recruit skilled staff. Lancashire is not short of
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