BUSINESS PLAN for Business Services

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The Sector Skills Council for Active Leisure
Learning
Rob Williams National Network Manager England
31 Jan 2008
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Yorkshire Skills Academy for the Sector
Who are Skills Active? Why today is important to
the sector The Yorkshire Humber Skills Academy
Hub
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• Skills Active the Sector Skills Council for
  Active Leisure and Learning
• Licensed by Government run by employers
• Key roles
• To articulate and represent the demand from the
  industry for skills and training in the sector
• To broker solutions to address skills and
  training needs
• www.skillsactive.com

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• Influence Government and decision makers
• Represent promote employer and Sector needs
• Support partner sector organisations
• Promote the image of the Sector to the public
• Ensure training qualifications are appropriate
  of quality
• Help people find the jobs and training they need
• Help the sector attract and retain the right
  staff
• Attract/focus funding to meet employers training
  needs

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• Priorities for the Sector Today
• Staff more people at entry level with the right
  skills and right motivation
• Qualifications better access to regulatory
  certificates, customer care skills and management
  and leadership skills
• Career progression and retention more
  opportunities, more work based learning.

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• Barriers to upskilling the workforce in
  Yorkshire
• Lack of clarity the training provision remains
  unclear to many employers
• Consistency there is a lack of confidence in the
  quality of the provision
• Access there are problems of access to the
  provision
• Cost the cost of the training is prohibitive

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How are things? Pretty good, actually.
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• Sector Profile in the Region
• Our sector contributed 646m in output into the
  YH economy in 2004 growth is nearly double that
  of the regions economy over the last 5 years
• The sector employs 50,000 paid employees in over
  3500 organisations
• Employment growth has soared in the past five
  years almost four times that of all industries
  in Yorkshire
• Over 72 of workplaces in the sector employ one
  to ten employees.

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• Future Growth
• The sector is expected to continue to outperform
  the YH economy until 2014 with output up to
  919m
• Annual staff turnover is predicted to be around
  14 which combined with growth in employment will
  result in up to 90,000 paid job opportunities
  between 2004 and 2014
• Sport England estimate there are up to 500,000
  volunteers working in the sector however
  employers say they only have 3 out of 4 people
  they need!

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The Role of the NSA Hub in Yorkshire

• To be the first point of contact, information and
  access to careers and learning for employers and
  individuals
• To broker skills demand, ensure quality in
  provision and modules are mapped against national
  standards
• To verify new qualifications and vocational
  pathways
• To maximise buying power and influence and
  channel pubic subsidies

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