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Worcestershire

Local Skills Improvement Plan 2026-2029 · set by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce

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Priority sectors
31
Occupations in demand
34
Skills named
10
Funding streams

Worcestershire's employer-led Local Skills Improvement Plan 2026-2029 ("Get In. Get On."), approved by the Secretary of State, is structured around a "Getting In / Getting On" framework.

What employers here asked for

  • Health and Social Care
  • Construction
  • Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Digital and employability skills (cross-cutting capability)
  • Business capability and Net Zero readiness (cross-cutting capability)
  • Business and Professional Services
  • Cyber Security and IT
  • Agri-tech / Horti-tech

National growth sectors

Designated by government, not chosen locally.

  • Advanced Manufacturing
  • Life Sciences
  • Clean Energy Industries
  • Digital and Technologies
  • Creative Industries
  • Financial Services
  • Defence

Occupations in demand

A sample: 16 of the 31 occupations the plan names.

  1. 01Care workers and home carers, Nursing auxiliaries and assistants
  2. 02Health Care professionals (medical practitioners, specialist nurses)
  3. 03Other nursing professionals and community nurses
  4. 04Administration/support function (Medical secretaries, Receptionists, Other administrative occupations n.e.c.)
  5. 05Senior Care workers
  6. 06Plumbers, electricians, Carpenters and joiners, brick layer, plasters, painters and decorators, roofers, construction and building trades nec
  7. 07Production managers in construction, Construction project managers and Construction supervisors
  8. 08Groundworkers and elementary construction occupations
  9. 09Civil engineers and quantity surveyors
  10. 10Production Operatives and Process Roles - Assemblers (vehicles and metal goods), Metal working machine operatives, warehouse operatives
  11. 11Production managers and directors in manufacturing, Engineering project managers
  12. 12Technical and Engineering Professionals - Engineering technicians, engineering professionals nec, mechanical engineers, metal working production and maintenance fitters
  13. 13Routine inspectors and testers, Production, factory and assembly supervisors
  14. 14Metal Machining Setters and Setter Operators; Design and Development Engineers; Engineering Professionals
  15. 15Metal Working Machine Operatives, Maintenance Fitters, Machinists, Setters and Electronic Trades specialists
  16. 16Human resources officers, Management consultants, marketing associate professionals, Sales accounts and business development managers

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Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 34 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Digital

  • Basic digital confidence and use of workplace systems
  • Confident use of common workplace software (Microsoft suite, spreadsheets, CRM, booking and case-management platforms)
  • AI and automation skills

Technical

  • Software programming and development
  • Data engineering and data analysis
  • Cyber security
  • Net Zero, sustainability and retrofit skills
  • Installation and maintenance of low-carbon technologies (air and ground source heat pumps, solar PV, energy-efficient systems)
  • Construction trades skills (carpentry, plumbing, electrical, bricklaying, plastering, roofing, painting and decorating)
  • Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), retrofit and low-carbon construction
  • Engineering capability - mechanical, electrical, maintenance and service engineering
  • Machinery operation