Only 2 skills in day to trailblazers day work. ready but – Good flow of standards for new standards accountancy, in the pipeline actuary, legal, or already in management place. consultancy in Employer pipeline expectations and bureaucracy would need to be managed. Construction Good. Sector has strong 135 L3 Apps Apps: Low volumes at EXCELLENT history of apprenticeship No L4+ Apps CITB, L3+ but strong Construction and vocational routes. 130 L4 Accrington growth should be a classroom & potential. Good priority sector Growth in Lancashire Rossendale of for higher level construction labour College, trailblazers vocational demand seen (up 10% in NLTG, about to be study. 5 years), contrast to launched, with However, falling demand nationally. Classroom: further industry Strong growth forecast Blackburn frameworks in fragmentation College, the pipeline remains a Impact of technology and Blackpool & Viable challenge and low carbon methods will Fylde alternative to so collective require re-skilling and College, traditional HE action required. Accrington route for roles Increasing % of & such as construction Rossendale surveying, site firms do not College management train. and design Trailblazer management standards are in Modest (or will be foundation of soon). The existing activity sector is in good
Only 2 trailblazers ready – but standards for accountancy, actuary, legal, management consultancy in pipeline skills in day to day work. Good flow of new standards in the pipeline or already in place. Employer expectations and bureaucracy would need to be managed. Construction Good. Sector has strong history of apprenticeship and vocational routes. Growth in Lancashire construction labour demand seen (up 10% in 5 years), contrast to falling demand nationally. Strong growth forecast Impact of technology and low carbon methods will require re-skilling and 135 L3 Apps No L4+ Apps 130 L4 classroom Apps: CITB, Accrington & Rossendale College, NLTG, Classroom: Blackburn College, Blackpool & Fylde College, Accrington & Rossendale College Low volumes at L3+ but strong growth potential. Good of trailblazers about to be launched, with further frameworks in the pipeline Viable alternative to traditional HE route for roles such as surveying, site management and design management Modest foundation of existing activity EXCELLENT Construction should be a priority sector for higher level vocational study. However, industry fragmentation remains a challenge and so collective action required. Increasing % of construction firms do not train. Trailblazer standards are in (or will be soon). The sector is in good
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