East of England

Hertfordshire

Local Skills Improvement Plan 2026 to 2029 · set by Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce

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Priority sectors: 24
Occupations in demand: 36
Skills named: 4
Funding streams

Second Hertfordshire LSIP (2026-2029), produced by Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce as the designated Employer Representative Body and submitted to Skills England on 15 June 2026. Evidence base: 1,674 employer survey responses across all 10 districts, seven sector summits (Feb 2024-Mar 2026), provider engagement and labour market analysis.

What employers here asked for

Education and Childcare
Hospitality
Sport and Physical Activity

National growth sectors

Designated by government, not chosen locally.

Health and Social Care
Construction and Green Skills
Professional and Business Services (including Retail)
Creative Industries
Defence and Advanced Manufacturing (including Logistics)
Life Sciences
Digital and Technology
Clean Energy Industries

Occupations in demand

A sample: 16 of the 24 occupations the plan names.

01Electricians
02Plumbers
03Bricklayers
04Carpenters
05Site and project managers
06Heat pump installers
07Retrofit coordinators
08Solar PV installers
09EV charging engineers
10Software developers
11IT business analysts
12Data centre technicians
13Network engineers
14Cybersecurity analysts / professionals
15AI and ML engineers
16Nursing associates

Jobs advertised right now

Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 36 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Digital

IT and digital skills
AI literacy
Cybersecurity
Data skills
Digital and AI capability
Digital upskilling (working with AI tools, data systems and digital platforms)
Digital literacy at Level 1 (foundational)
Digital training Levels 3 to 7 and soft skills for new entrants

Technical

Data centre and digital infrastructure skills
Sector-specific technical skills
Mid-level technical skills / higher technical pathways (Level 3 to 5)
Level 6 to 8 higher-level capability