Setlwork
All areas on the map

South West

Gloucestershire

Local Skills Improvement Plan 2022-2025 initial three-year LSIP delivery period (Stage 1 2022-2023; Stage 2 from August 2023) · set by Business West Chambers of Commerce

4
Priority sectors
26
Occupations in demand
50
Skills named
7
Funding streams

Gloucestershire LSIP produced by Business West Chambers of Commerce (the designated Employer Representative Body) for the GFirst LEP region, approved by the Secretary of State under the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022. Based on 172 in-depth employer/stakeholder engagements (approx.

What employers here asked for

  • Advanced Manufacture and Engineering
  • Construction
  • Agriculture, Agri-tech & Land Management (Agriculture, Agri-tech & pre-gate food production)
  • Digital Industries (IT, Tech & Business Services)

Occupations in demand

A sample: 16 of the 26 occupations the plan names.

  1. 01Production and entry level roles; Machinists, fitters, operatives
  2. 02Data analysts
  3. 03Electrical engineers
  4. 04Mechanical engineers
  5. 05Woods trades (Joiners/Carpenters etc.) and interior fit out
  6. 06Electrical trades
  7. 07Bricklayers
  8. 08Surveyors
  9. 09Plumbers
  10. 10Groundworkers / labourers / plant operatives
  11. 11Retrofit coordinators
  12. 12Project managers with an understanding of the retrofit process
  13. 13Insulation installers
  14. 14Heat pump installers
  15. 15Energy assessors
  16. 16General farm roles

Jobs advertised right now

Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 50 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Digital

  • Email and communication platforms, calendar management (Microsoft Office)
  • Effective digital communication
  • Collaboration tools for hybrid/virtual working (Microsoft Teams)
  • CRM / customer management systems (CRM/CMS)
  • Generic office functions for data (Excel and databases)
  • Social media/marketing for core business roles
  • Cloud storage, digitisation, data and analytics (turning data into intelligence)

Technical

  • Carbon budgeting, lifecycle assessment and whole-life/disposal concepts
  • Net Zero regulatory/legislative frameworks and carbon offsetting
  • Waste and resources management, pollution, plastics
  • Design engineering: custom design technologies (CDT), technical drawing, CAD
  • Coding/software development (Python) and computer modelling across engineering roles