The CBI has submitted recommendations on how to make the Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) work – read key analysis on the most significant development of the English skills system to date.
Getting the policy right is key to Levelling Up regions across the country and unlocking business investment in skills. The CBI welcomes Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs) as an opportunity to close skills gaps and make the skills system more responsive to the needs of employers at local level.
Led by the Department for Education, the LSIP project aims to help change the way education and training providers interact with local business to respond to regional requirements. LSIP pilots were trialled across eight regions.
The CBI worked with local Chambers of Commerce to promote the trailblazer pilots that ran from Autumn 2021 to Spring 2022 to businesses. We will continue to offer our support to designated employer representative bodies (ERBs) as LSIPs are rolled out nationally later this year.
More work needs to be done to ensure LSIPs boost the quality of engagement between businesses and providers
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