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Local Skills Improvement Plan Stage 1 published May 2023; progress reports in years two and three (2024 and 2025) · set by Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce

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Priority sectors
30
Occupations in demand
60
Skills named
11
Funding streams

The West Midlands and Warwickshire LSIP (May 2023), led by Coventry and Warwickshire, Greater Birmingham and Black Country Chambers of Commerce, covers the WMCA seven local authorities plus Warwickshire County Council. Built on over 1,000 employer engagements, it is organised around three skills priorities and a set of wider considerations, with cross-cutting themes of digital skills, green/net-zero skills and associated leadership and management.

What employers here asked for

  • Engineering and Manufacturing
  • Construction
  • Digital and ICT (ICT and Digital)
  • Logistics and Distribution
  • Electric Vehicles and Battery
  • Aerospace
  • Health Tech and Med Tech
  • Modern and Low Carbon Utility
  • Manufacturing of Future Housing
  • Health and Social Care
  • Creative Industries
  • Business and Professional Services

Occupations in demand

A sample: 16 of the 30 occupations the plan names.

  1. 01Design Engineers
  2. 02Works Engineers
  3. 03Engineering Technician
  4. 04Design and Development Technician
  5. 05Fabrication and Welding Operative / Technician
  6. 06Machine Operators
  7. 07Health Data Scientist
  8. 08Blacksmiths
  9. 09Traditional joiners
  10. 10Skilled Construction Tradespersons
  11. 11Non-construction professional, technical, IT and other office-based staff
  12. 12Construction professionals
  13. 13Other construction process managers
  14. 14Environmental surveyors
  15. 15Electricians for solar installations and battery storage products
  16. 16IT Network Professionals

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Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 60 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Technical

  • Broad engineering skills at Levels 2 and 3
  • Mechanical engineering
  • Design and development
  • Planning
  • Electrification (for existing automotive converting to EVs)
  • Hydraulic engineering
  • Fabrication and welding
  • Specialised Electrical Rewinds
  • Space skills (aerospace)
  • (Data) Project management
  • Research and development
  • Chemistry