North West

Greater Manchester

Local Skills Improvement Plan 2023 (Stage 1); Stage 2 runs August 2023 to March 2025 · set by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce

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Priority sectors: 16
Occupations in demand: 42
Skills named: 4
Funding streams

The Greater Manchester LSIP, prepared by Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce (the designated Employer Representative Body) and approved August 2023, sets out employer-led skills priorities for the GM city region (c125,000 businesses, 1.34m employed, £77.8bn GVA). It draws on 3,000+ employer survey responses and 100+ interviews collected Oct 2022–May 2023.

What employers here asked for

Manufacturing and Engineering
Financial and Professional
Digital and Technology
Creative, Culture and Sport
Construction and Green Economy
Education and Early Years
Health and Social Care
Logistics and Warehousing
Retail and Hospitality
Health Innovation / Life Sciences
Net Zero / Green (cross-cutting)

Occupations in demand

Every occupation the plan names.

01Social care workers
02Quantity Surveyors
03Warehouse Worker
04Customer Service Assistant
05Nurses
06Adult care and support workers
07Mental health professionals
08HGV drivers
09Forklift truck operators
10Teaching assistants
11Teachers (STEM, English, Digital)
12Welders
13Fitters
14Chefs
15Software developers / coders
16Electricians, Electronics Engineers and Technicians

Jobs advertised right now

Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 42 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Digital

Digital skills (all levels, all sectors)
Basic IT and computer literacy

Technical

High-level technical digital skills (software developers, coders)
Net zero / green skills (retrofit, energy management, EV, carbon literacy)
Retrofitting
Steel Erection
Structural Fabrication
Construction Process Management, Site Engineering, Project Management
Quantity Surveying
Building Envelope Design
Digitalisation in Construction Methods
Core Construction