Developing the Skills to Bring the Vision Into Reality

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Developing the Skills to Bring the Vision Into
Reality

• Jessica Waters
• Learning and Skills team, ASC

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Skills For Sustainable Communities

• What are sustainable communities?
• What skills and knowledge do we need to create
  and maintain them?
• What do we know about the gaps?
• Recognising skills and talent in communities

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KEY COMPONENTS
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Who is involved?
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Skills issues by occupation
Arups forecast of labour shortages in the
sustainable communities workforce in England by
profession in 2007 (shortage shown as of supply)
LAR
DEV
ENG
ENV
HOU/ WEL
NEI
PLN
REG
SUS
SRV
TRA
40
20
7
6
0
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-11
-20
-17
-17
-18
-40
-60
-80
-100
Source Arups Forecasting Model KEY LAR
Landscape Architects, Urban Designers and
Architects, DEV Developers, ENG Engineers,
ENV Environment Specialists, HOU/WEL Housing
and Welfare Officers, NEI Neighbourhood
Officers, PLN Planners, REG Regeneration
Professionals, SUS Sustainability Specialists,
SRV Surveyors, TRA Transport Planners.
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Skills issues by occupation
Arups forecast of labour shortages in the
sustainable communities workforce in England by
profession in 2012 (shortage shown as of supply)
LAR
DEV
ENG
ENV
HOU/ WEL
NEI
PLN
REG
SUS
SRV
TRA
40
25
23
20
8
0
-6
-11
-20
-17
-17
-40
-46
-60
-80
-73
-74
-91
-100
Source Arups Forecasting Model KEY LAR
Landscape Architects, Urban Designers and
Architects, DEV Developers, ENG Engineers,
ENV Environment Specialists, HOU/WEL Housing
and Welfare Officers, NEI Neighbourhood
Officers, PLN Planners, REG Regeneration
Professionals, SUS Sustainability Specialists,
SRV Surveyors, TRA Transport Planners.
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Skills issues by regionArups forecast of labour
shortages in the sustainable communities
workforce in England by region in 2012 (shortage
shown as of supply)

• Compare to average nationally

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Egans list of generic skills

• Stakeholder management
• Leadership
• Communication
• Partnership working
• Community engagement
• Conflict resolution
• Risk sharing

• Breakthrough thinking
• Inclusive visioning
• Project management
• Sustainable communities knowledge
• Analysis and decision-making

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Perceptions of generic skills gaps
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Perceptions of where the generic skills gaps are
worst

• Individuals
• Project / process management
• Financial management
• Breakthrough thinking
• Conflict management

• Organisations
• Project management
• Leadership
• Communication
• Team working

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Our three-year plan

• Build skills and knowledge
• Champion a shared understanding
• Provide practical knowledge to support delivery

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Leading a national drive

• Increase access to sustainable communities
• careers
• Foundation Degree
• Careers website

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Ask What if? - www.askwhatif.co.uk
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Leading a national drive

• Train practitioners
• Flagship programmes
• Flexible, responsive suite of short courses
• Share good practice

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Leading a national drive

• Specialist skills for non-specialists
• Brownfield
• Community cohesion
• Low carbon

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• www.ascskills.org.uk