Skills January 2010
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The document discusses the skills shortage and surplus in the UK, highlighting the main causes and the top positions that are difficult to fill. It emphasizes the need for improved training, investment in higher qualifications, and government initiatives such as apprenticeships and skills pledges to address these gaps. Various sector skills councils, providers, and case studies are also presented to showcase the current landscape and potential solutions.
Skills January 2010
- 1. Skills-shortage or surplus?by Fluid January 2010
- 2. Contents3-4 Introduction to Fluid5-7 Leitch review8-9 Exercise A10-11 Top 10 difficult positions to fill12-13 Main causes of skills gaps14-16 Main skills lacking where skills shortage vacancies were identified17-19 Global talent shortage20-21Literacy and numeracy22-23 Soft skills24-25 Government initiatives26-31 Sector Skills Councils32-33 Providers, funders and awarding bodies34-35 Key Government departments36-37 Skills Pledge38-39 Apprenticeships40-41 Diplomas42-43 National Skills Academy44-45Train to Gain46-47 Case studies48-49 Exercise B50-51 Conclusion and questions
- 4. Page 4Introduction to FluidFluid Consulting Limited (Fluid) is a specialist human resources consultancy headed by Tim Holden MCIPD 10 years in banking10 years in Human Resources consultancyFluid trading since 2006The core services provided by Fluid are:Retention
- 5. Selection- Attraction- Remuneration & Reward - Outplacement- Training & HR consultancy
- 7. Page 6Leitch review 1 of 2Strengthen employer voice
- 8. Increased employee engagement and investment in skills
- 9. Expand skills brokerage services
- 10. Route all adult vocational skills funding through Train to Gain and Learner Accounts by 2010
- 11. Improved higher level skills
- 12. World Class intermediate skillsPage 7Leitch review 2 of 2Increase employer investment in Level 3, 4 and above qualifications in the workplace
- 13. Increase people’s aspirations and awareness of the value of skills to them and their families
- 14. Create a new integrated employment and skills system to increase sustainable employment and progression
- 15. Develop a nationwide network of local employment and skills boards Page 8Exercise A
- 16. Page 9Exercise A
- 17. Page 10Top 10 difficult positions to fill
- 18. Page 11Skilled manual trades
- 19. Labourers
- 20. Chefs/cooks
- 21. Engineers
- 22. Admin assistants and PAs
- 23. Nurses
- 26. IT staff
- 27. DriversTop 10 difficult positions to fill
- 28. Page 12Main causes of skills gaps
- 29. Page 13Lack of experience/recently recruited
- 31. Failure to train and develop
- 32. Inability to keep up with change
- 34. High staff turnoverMain causes of skills gaps
- 35. Page 14Main skills lacking where skills shortage vacancies were identified
- 36. Page 15Technical or practical skills
- 41. Written communication skillsMain skills lacking where skills shortage vacancies were identified 1 of 2
- 43. Literacy
- 44. Numeracy
- 48. General IT skillsMain skills lacking where skills shortage vacancies were identified 2 of 2
- 49. Page 17Global talent shortage
- 50. Page 18CAUSES
- 54. Poor or ineffectual trainingGlobal talent shortage 1 of 2
- 55. Page 19HOW CAN IT BE RESOLVED?
- 57. Increased training and development
- 58. Greater use of migrant workers
- 59. Tapping into underused recruitment pools
- 60. Better qualifications and more vocational trainingGlobal talent shortage 2 of 2
- 61. Page 20Literacy and numeracy
- 62. Page 216.8M people aren’t functionally literate
- 63. 5M people in the UK have serious difficulty with numbers
- 64. 38% of Jobcentre Plus customers lack functional literacy
- 65. 45% of Jobcentre Plus customers lack functional numeracyLiteracy and numeracy
- 67. Page 23Soft skillsThink past the traditional approach to appraisals
- 68. Get feedback from customers and clients
- 69. Involve employees in the design of their appraisals
- 70. Have a conversation with people about the objectives of the organisationPage 24Government initiatives
- 71. Page 25Government initiativesIncrease in the number of apprentices
- 72. Diplomas
- 73. Train to Gain
- 76. Behaviour reinforcementPage 26Sector Skills Councils
- 77. Page 27Sector Skills Councils 1 of 5ASSET SKILLS, assetskills.org, 888000 people
- 78. property, housing, cleaning services and facilities management
- 79. AUTOMOTIVE SKILLS, automotiveskills.org.uk, 521000 people
- 81. COGENT, cogent-ssc.com, 422000 people
- 82. chemicals, pharmaceutical, nuclear, oil & gas, polymer
- 83. CONSTRUCTION, cskills.org, 1780000 people
- 84. construction
- 85. CREATIVE & CULTURAL SKILLS, ccskills.org.uk, 349000 people
- 86. advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, music, performing, literary and visual artsPage 28Sector Skills Councils 2 of 5E-SKILLS UK, e-skills.com, 804000 people
- 87. IT and telecoms
- 88. ENERGY & UTILITY SKILLS, euskills.co.uk, 261000 people
- 89. electricity, gas, water and waste management
- 90. FINANCIAL SERVICES SKILLS COUNCIL, fssc.org.uk, 1020000 people
- 92. GOSKILLS, goskills.org, 577000 people
- 94. GOVERNMENT SKILLS, government-skills.gov.uk, 937000 people
- 95. central governmentPage 29Sector Skills Councils 3 of 5IMPROVE, improveltd.co.uk, 370000 people
- 96. food and drink
- 97. LANTRA, lantra.co.uk, 342000 people
- 98. environmental and land-based industries
- 99. LIFELONG LEARNING UK, lluk.org, 823000 people
- 100. education, community learning, libraries, work-based learning & development, archives and information services
- 101. PEOPLEFIRST, people1st.co.uk, 1874000 people
- 102. hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism
- 103. PROSKILLS UK, proskills.co.uk, 371000 people
- 104. process & manufacturing in building products, coatings, glass, printing, extractive industries and mineral processingPage 30SEMTA, semta.org.uk, 1208000 people
- 105. science, engineering and manufacturing technologies
- 106. SKILLFAST-UK, skillfast-uk.org, 256000 people
- 107. fashion and textiles
- 108. SKILLS FOR CARE AND DEVELOPMENT, skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk, 967000 people
- 109. social care, children, early years and young people
- 110. SKILLS FOR HEALTH, skillsforhealth.org.uk, 1730000 people
- 111. health sector
- 112. SKILLS FOR JUSTICE, skillsforjustice.com, 292000 people
- 113. Policing & law enforcement, youth justice, custodial care, community justice, courts service, prosecution service and forensic science Sector Skills Councils 4 of 5
- 114. Page 31SKILLS FOR LOGISTICS, skillsforlogistics.org, 684000 people
- 115. freight logistics and wholesaling industry
- 116. SKILLSACTIVE, skillsactive.com, 302000 people
- 117. sport, recreation, health, fitness and the caravan industry
- 118. SKILLSET, skillset.org, 213000 people
- 119. broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging
- 120. SKILLSMART RETAIL, skillsmartretail.com, 2639000 people
- 121. retail
- 122. SUMMITSKILLS, summitskills.org.uk, 381000 people
- 123. building services engineering Sector Skills Councils 5 of 5
- 124. Page 32Providers, funders and awarding bodies
- 125. Page 33Providers, funders and awarding bodiesHigher Education Institutions
- 127. Schools
- 128. Private training providersPage 34Key Government departments
- 129. Page 35Key Government departmentsDIUS
- 130. DCSF
- 131. BERR
- 133. Page 37Skills PledgeVoluntary, public commitment
- 134. Access to Train to Gain
- 136. Page 39Apprenticeships200 types across 80 sectors
- 137. Owned by employers
- 138. Bring a competitive edge, higher productivity, improved quality of work, reduced costs, increased employee satisfaction, strong employee career progression and a more diverse workforcePage 40Diplomas
- 139. Page 41DiplomasNew qualification from 2008 for 14-19 year olds combining theoretical study with practical experience, helping develop skills highly valued by employers and universities
- 140. Input from over 5000 employers
- 141. Cover 17 disciplines
- 142. Available at three levels-Foundation, Higher and Advanced Page 42National Skills Academy
- 143. Page 43National Skills AcademyNetwork of employer-led world-class centres of excellence, delivering the skills required by each sector of the economy
- 144. Employers take control of the design and delivery of learning in their industry, working in partnership with Government and training providersPage 5Train to Gain
- 145. Page 6Train to GainKey recommendation of the Leitch review
- 146. Provides impartial, independent advice on training to organisations across England
- 147. Improved productivity and competitiveness
- 148. Skills broker carries out needs analysis
- 149. Primary target has been ‘hard to reach’ employersPage 5Case studies
- 150. Page 6Case studies
- 151. Page 5Exercise B
- 152. Page 6Exercise B
- 153. Page 43Conclusion & Questions