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How can we be ‘Future Ready’ in Tees Valley ? Sue Hannan Employment and Skills Manager Tees Valley Unlimited Tees Valley Unlimited (TVU) Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) •Public-Private Partnership •Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees •Currently going through the process to create a ‘Combined Authority’ LEP Role- ‘To drive forward economic growth’ Key Objective – ‘To Develop the Workforce of the Tees Valley’ Importance of Skills • • • Clear correlation between skills, wage levels, economic prosperity. o 16-64 s with NVQ4+ = 27% (35% nat.) o 18-24 s claiming JSA = 6.5% (3% nat.) o 16-18 s NEET = 8.2% (5.3% nat.) o 25-34 s o.o.w. benefits = 16.6% (9.8 % nat.) Many Tees Valley employers are looking for highly skilled recruits But- they say ‘work readiness’ is just as important as skills Key Challenges – • Replacement demand – Ageing workforce -UKCES est. 120,000 (highly skilled/experienced) workers will leave over the next 10 years – a ‘ticking time bomb’ • Advancing technologies – up-skilling and re-skilling, employers across a range of sectors are finding it difficult to recruit experienced workers with up-to-date skills. • Business growth – 25,000 new jobs due to new products, new business opportunities, supply chain partnerships and market opportunities. • Skills Gaps - All employers/sectors say skills are a big issue! What do we need to do? • Positive promotion of the area – dispel myths /old news • Inspire young people at an early age – before they choose their options /earlier? • Inform teachers and parents – info on jobs and skills needed to succeed. • Shape attitudes and behaviours –key requirement from employers but young people need work related experiences • Maximise opportunities for young people –more Apprenticeships (all levels) Graduate jobs, Internships, Work experiences, • Help schools and employers connect- some employers are keen but there’s very little co-ordination. • LEPs can help. Current Activities - TVU Skills Portal www.teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk/skills Skills Events 2015 –‘Big Bang Tees Valley’ • 18th June – Darlington College •1st July – Teesside Uni – Middlesbrough •7th July - Northumbria Uni – Newcastle ‘Tees Valley Skills’ - November 2015 Tees Valley Skills Newsletter Sector specific news letters go out quarterly to all Learning Providers- Schools, Colleges, Universities and Work Based Leaning Providers with content on Apprenticeships, Funding, Events, Businesses and case studies of young people working in specific sectors. Topics to date •Tees Valley Skills Portal •Advanced Manufacturing •Logistics •Health & Social Care •Oil & Gas •Digital Creative 21st Century Careers in the Tees Valley 10 short videos – ‘Real young people doing real jobs in the Tees Valley’ • • • • Advanced Manufacturing Digital Health and Social Care ‘Here come the Girls’ – women in STEM roles • Life Sciences • • • • • Logistics Oil and Gas Process/Chemical Sector Supporting Businesses Young Entrepreneurs Lesson Plans - to help teachers and careers professionals show the videos, talk about each sector and answer questions to generate interest. Available as DVDs /to download from the Tees Valley Skills Portal.