North West England

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North West England Higher Level Skills
Development and Employer Engagement Processes
for Advanced Engineering and Materials
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Cogent Footprint

• Chemicals manufacturing and processing
• Nuclear and radiological technology
• Oil and gas exploration and extraction
• Petroleum refining, storage, blending and
  distribution
• Petrol forecourt operations
• Oil-fired heating services
• Manufacture of aviation fuels, bitumen, inks
• Manufacture of plastic and rubber (polymer)
• Sign-making

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Cogent Facts, Figures Contact Details
813,000 employees 20,000 businesses Representing
a turnover of 67bn GVA 42.65bn Representing 15
of UK Manufacturing GVA
Contact Details Rob Bevan, 0151 342 6930 / 07786
707431. rob.bevan_at_cogent-ssc.com  
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Proskills Footprint

• building products and refractories
• coatings
• extractives and mineral processing
• glass
• print
• . but are expanding to incorporate
• furniture
• paper
• (and likely) packaging

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Proskills Facts, Figures Contact Details

• around 21,000 companies employing just over
  300,000 people across the UK delivering 29bn per
  annum turnover (NB the footprint expansion will
  take Proskills UK to around 1m people)
• the sector is predominantly located within
  England
• 90 of the companies within the sector are SMEs
• 85 of companies in the sector reported stable
  or expanded business over the last twelve month
  period
• productivity (in terms of GVA) across the sector
  is nearly 60 higher than the average for the UK
  economy
• 35,000 people are employed by the sector in the
  North West

Contact Details Ray Snowdon 07795
011983 ray.snowdon_at_proskills.co.uk
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• SEMTA Footprint
• Engineering Manufacturing
• Engineered metal products
• Mechanical engineering equipment
• Electrical engineering equipment
• Electronic equipment
• Motor vehicles
• Shipbuilding/ship repair/boat building and repair
• Aerospace
• Other Transport Equipment (including Railway
  locomotives )
• Science
• SEMTA has responsibility for Scientific
  occupations that include
• Research and development in pharmaceutical
  manufacturing companies
• The application of bioscience for the processing
  and production of materials
• SEMTA are also responsible for mathematics across
  all of the sectors

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• SEMTA
• Facts and figures for UK
• 76,000 establishments
• 2 million people employed (7 of total UK
  employment)
• 64 billion per annum turnover
• Contributes 9 of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
• Contributes 33 of total UK Exports.
• Contact Details
• John Harris
• 01621 788150 / 07740 637348
• email jharris_at_semta.org.uk

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• Skillfast-UK Footprint
• Businesses throughout the apparel, footwear and
  textiles supply chain, including design,
  manufacturing, wholesale trade and after-sales
  servicing
• Based around four key sub-sectors
• Textiles including technical textiles for a
  wide range of end-use markets such as aerospace,
  automotive, medical, industrial
• Clothing and fashion design
• Footwear leather
• Laundry and dry cleaning

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Skillfast-UK Facts and figures for the UK

• 41,000 establishments in the UK, c.5,700 in NW
• Employment of 380,000, 58,000 in NW
• Net contribution of 10bn, 1.6bn in NW
• NW is leading area in the UK in terms of
  contribution to apparel, footwear and textiles
• Contact details
• John West
• 0113 2399 614
• Email john_west_at_skillfast-uk.org

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Sector Skills Agreements (SSAs)

• Five stage process leading to industry agreement
  to a programme of collaborative action
• Stage 1 needs assessment
• Stage 2 analysis of current provision
• Stage 3 gap analysis
• Stage 4 scope for collaborative action by
  employers
• Stage 5 action plan with key delivery partners

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• North West
• Sector Skills Agreement Higher Level Skills
  Development
• SEMTA Sector - Aerospace
• Shortage of Science Engineering Graduates with
  Work Experience
• Shortage of Maintenance, Repair Overhaul (MRO)
  Licensed Aircraft Engineers
• SEMTA Sector - Electronics
• Shortage of Graduates with Technical Engineering
  Skills, Practical Skills, Work Experience
• Demand for Design Engineers, Electronic
  Engineers, Software Engineers and Production
  Engineers

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• North West
• Sector Skills Agreement Higher Level Skills
  Development
• SEMTA Sector - Automotive
• Low Levels of Skills Gaps for Professional
  Occupations
• Workforce Developments Needs Improved Technical
  Skills, Better Knowledge of Materials and
  Production Engineering. Higher Level Skills
  Needed for New Automated Technologies
• Trend to Continue of Graduates in Professional
  Job Roles
• SEMTA Sector - Marine
• One Large Employer with 19 of UK Workforce,
  Shortage of Science Engineering Graduates with
  Work Experience, Navel Architects, Mechanical,
  Electrical Marine Engineering Engineers

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• North West
• Sector Skills Agreement Higher Level Skills
  Development
• SEMTA Sector Marine Continued
• Lack of Specific HE Qualifications in Marine
  Electrical Engineering
• Demand for Post Graduate Courses in Marine
  Safety Engineering
• Workforce Development Improved Technical
  Skills.
• Current Training Supply Insufficient To Meet
  Business Needs
• Skillfast Sector - Technical Textiles
• Shortage of Graduate Scientists / Technologists
  with Knowledge of Textiles Technology / Materials
  Science (including composites) with Relevant
  Experience to Support Product Development,
  Process Engineering and Technical Services

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North West Sector Skills Agreement Higher Level
Skills Development

• Proskills Sectors - Building Products
  Refractories,
• Coatings, Extractives, Mineral Processing, Glass
  and Print
• Shortage of Technical Leaders / Managers with
  Strategic IT Capability
• Lack of Progression from Technician Job Roles to
  Technical Manager Job Roles
• Lack of Upskilling Activity
• Cogent Sectors Chemicals, Nuclear, Oil Gas,
  Petroleum, Plastics
• Need Technical Leadership and Management CPD
• Need Business Improvement Techniques (BIT) Level
  4
• Need Health, Safety and Environmental
  (legislation focus) CPD Programmes for Managers

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• North West
• Higher Level Skills Development Employer
  Engagement Processes
• Potential Projects with Sustainable Outcomes
• Sandwich Degree Courses to Improve Employer
  Engagement and Work Experience of Undergraduates
  / Graduates, Industry Placement Programmes
• Graduate and Higher Apprenticeships for
  Structured Work-based Learning
• Graduate Development Programmes for SME
  Employers / Graduates
• Careers and Competency Pathways for Workforce
  Development including Succession Planning, CPD
• Accelerated Workforce Development using HE
  Credit, Credit Accumulation and APEL
• Upskilling and Workforce Development Initiatives