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York and North Yorkshire

Local Skills Improvement Plan 2023 onwards · set by West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce

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Priority sectors
23
Occupations in demand
33
Skills named
6
Funding streams

Employer-led LSIP for York and North Yorkshire produced by West and North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, based on engagement with 814 businesses, 17 consultation events and 7 industry steering groups. It settles on six priority sectors (Digital and Technology; Agri-skills; Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies including Rail; Construction; Health and Social Care; Visitor Economy) plus cross-cutting themes (low carbon, innovation, green skills, emerging technology, rurality, collaboration, transferable skills).

What employers here asked for

  • Digital and Technology
  • Agri-skills
  • Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies (including Rail)
  • Construction
  • Health and Social Care
  • Visitor Economy
  • Agri-Food Innovation (YNY LEP high-growth focus sector)
  • Sustainable Energy and Bioeconomy (YNY LEP high-growth focus sector)
  • Health, Pharma and Life Science Innovation (YNY LEP high-growth focus sector)
  • Digitech, Data and Creative Industries (YNY LEP high-growth focus sector)
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Rail (YNY LEP high-growth focus sector)

Occupations in demand

A sample: 16 of the 23 occupations the plan names.

  1. 01Programmers
  2. 02IT business analysts
  3. 03IT user technicians
  4. 04Software developers
  5. 05Data analysts
  6. 06Cloud/data architects
  7. 07Data engineers
  8. 08Civil engineers
  9. 09Elementary construction occupations
  10. 10Electricians and electrical fitters
  11. 11Production managers
  12. 12Programme managers
  13. 13Quantity surveyors
  14. 14Trade jobs (plumbers, bricklayers etc)
  15. 15Care workers
  16. 16Home carers

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Skills named in the plan

A sample: 12 of the 33 skills the plan names, grouped by kind.

Digital

  • Higher-level digital skills (Level 4 and above)
  • Essential/foundational digital skills for all employees
  • Cyber security, secure payment systems, fraud detection, user support
  • Digital marketing, data analysis, AI, machine learning
  • Emerging digital technologies (metaverse, remote sensing, drone technology)
  • Digital bootcamp disciplines (cyber security, data analysis, digital marketing, game design, coding, software development, MS Office)

Technical

  • Agri-tech, immersive technology, remote sensing, precision agriculture and livestock skills
  • Food preparation / butchery skills
  • Anaerobic digesters, carbon accounting and biodiversity accounting tools
  • Digital and electrical skills for rail signalling and electrification
  • Low-carbon engineering technologies (heat recovery, carbon capture)
  • Low-carbon and sustainable construction techniques (new build and retrofit)