Secretary of State designates Chamber to deliver Local Skills Improvement Plan for Hull and East Yorkshire

Hannah Crookes – exciting opportunity to bring employers, training providers and other stakeholders together.

THE Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce has been chosen to lead the development and delivery of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for the Hull and East Yorkshire region.

Skills shortages are regularly highlighted by Humber businesses in economic surveys as a key recruitment issue, and LSIPs, funded by the Department for Education, aim to put the voice of local employers at the heart of the learning and skills system to build a stronger, more dynamic partnership between employers and further education providers. It is hoped this will allow provision to be more responsive to the skills needs of employers in the Hull and East Yorkshire labour market.

The Chamber’s LSIP Manager, Hannah Crookes, said: “LSIPs are an exciting opportunity for the Chamber to bring together employers, training providers and other key stakeholders to set out the key priorities and changes needed in Hull and East Yorkshire to help ensure post-16 technical education and training is more closely aligned to local employer and labour market needs.

“We will be looking at a collaborative approach as we move forward to develop a successful LSIP for our area”.

Chamber Chief Executive, Dr Ian Kelly, said: “Hannah has worked particularly closely with our Board member Sir Nic Dakin and I to ensure strong stakeholder dialogue and engagement as part of our LSIP proposals for Hull and East Yorkshire as well as in Lincolnshire too, where the Chamber also represents business. We look forward to driving this important agenda with our partners to ensure the Humber delivers on the skills needs of the Energy Estuary”.

The Chamber is one of 32 Accredited Chambers of Commerce which will lead LSIPs across the country, supported by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).