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Local Skills Improvement Plan Three-year plan (approx. 2026-2029); "the next three years" / "three-year implementation period" · set by Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group

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Priority sectors
24
Occupations in demand
52
Skills named
3
Funding streams

Employer-led LSIP for the ceremonial county of Berkshire (Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead, Wokingham), led by Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce as the designated Employer Representative Body. It identifies six priority sector clusters (Digital Technology; Creative Industries; Health & Life Sciences; Defence, Security & Advanced Manufacturing; Critical Services; Construction/Retrofit/Green Infrastructure), plus AI as a cross-cutting golden thread.

National growth sectors

Designated by government, not chosen locally.

  • Digital Technology (including Data and Technology-Enabled Services, Datacentres)
  • Creative Industries (including Screen/Film and High-End TV, Gaming, Digital Production and Content)
  • Health and Life Sciences (including Pharmaceuticals, Agrifood Technology and Health Technology)
  • Defence, Security and Advanced Manufacturing (including Supply Chains)
  • Critical Services (Health, Care, Visitor Economy, Food and Farming, Logistics)
  • Construction, Retrofit, Electrification and Green Infrastructure
  • AI (Artificial Intelligence) - cross-cutting theme

Occupations in demand

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

  1. 01Software developers and engineers
  2. 02Data analysts and data engineers
  3. 03Cyber security specialists
  4. 04Cloud infrastructure engineers
  5. 05Digital product managers, systems architects and AI implementation leads
  6. 06AI Product Engineer
  7. 07Production technicians, studio technical staff and post-production specialists
  8. 08Virtual production technicians, game developers and digital artists
  9. 09Creative producers and project managers
  10. 10Laboratory technicians, pharmaceutical process engineers, quality assurance specialists and applied research staff
  11. 11Process engineer
  12. 12AI technologist
  13. 13Mechanical and electrical engineers, engineering technicians and systems specialists
  14. 14Skilled machinists and precision manufacturing roles
  15. 15CNC operators and toolmakers
  16. 16Logistics and supply chain roles, engineering support, digital technicians, compliance specialists and project managers

Jobs advertised right now

Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 52 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Digital

  • Baseline / basic digital literacy (e.g. Microsoft suite, understanding of AI applications)
  • Cyber awareness, digital collaboration, data literacy and effective use of digital systems (baseline across workforce)

Technical

  • Secure coding, cloud architecture, predictive analytics, automation tools and cyber risk management
  • Cloud-native operations and DevOps practices
  • Production data engineering and governed analytics
  • Modern cyber defence skills
  • Machine learning, data processing and automation (AI)
  • Production workflows, lighting and sound systems, editing software and studio safety protocols
  • Game engines, real-time rendering, interactive design and AI-assisted content production
  • IP management and understanding the legal implications of AI-generated content
  • Hands-on regulated production capability incl. Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
  • Practical, industry-specific skills for regulated production environments