Gillian Bishop Project Coordinator

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Gillian BishopProject Coordinator

• Exeter Heart of Devon (EHOD)
• Employment Skills Board

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History ProgressImplication for Jobs
SkillsSkills Plan
Todays Presentation

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The Vision

• Our vision is to realise the full economic
  potential of Exeter and East Devon to provide a
  range of employment opportunities alongside a
  self-sufficient new community where people will
  have the ability to live close to where the
  majority of jobs will be provided

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• Progress
• Completed
• Redhayes Bridge over M5
• Flybe Training Academy
• Junction 30 improvements
• Cranbrook Primary School / MPB
• Started
• Exeter Science Park infrastructure
• Junction 29 improvements
• Cranbrook Main Local Route
• Skypark / Cranbrook Energy Centre
• Clyst Honiton Bypass
• Imminent
• Inter-Modal Freight Terminal (IMFT)
• This year

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Vision for Cranbrook Sustainable, vibrant,
attractive town which combines the rich urban
fabric of historic Devon service centre or market
town whilst meeting the needs of 21st Century
lifestyles.
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The site of the Cranbrook New Community
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Cranbrook New Community February 2012
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St Martins School opening September 2012
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Multi-Purpose Building Cranbrook
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• District Heating System
• A biomass district heating scheme for the first
  2,900 homes at Cranbrook
• 13,000 tonnes of CO2 saved per year
• Cranbrook THE FIRST mass open market development
  in the country to provide a district heating
  scheme on this scale

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Energy Centre Site February 2012
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• Skypark
• Next Generation Business Park
• Number One employment opportunity SW of Bristol
  
• A gross total of 107 acres of land with 1.4
  million sq ft of office and industrial /
  manufacturing space
• Expected to create at least 6,000 new jobs
• Long term joint venture
• District heating CO2 savings up to 45

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Sainsburys Regional Distribution Centre
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• Exeter Science Park
• World Class Science Park
• Extensive new facilities encouraging enterprise,
  science, research and development- related
  activity
• High quality space for businesses ranging from
  start-ups to major corporate headquarters
• A new business hotel and conferencing facilities
• With the potential to create around 3000 jobs by
  2030
• Infrastructure work underway including dedicated
  access from M5 and cycle / pedestrian bridge

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• Business Portal
• One of the largest development programmes in the
  country worth over 1bn
• Secured more than 90 million of funding for
  vital infrastructure improvementsPotential to
  deliver over 15,000 homes and 26,000 jobsThe
  portal is being developed to help local
  businesses win supply contracts by streamlining
  the procurement process, allowing you to promote
  your skills and expertise to the right people.
• 328 Businesses registered (10 July 2012)
• Meet the Buyer event being planned.

To register your interest visit
  www.exeterandeastdevonportal.co.uk
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• GROWTH SECTORS
• Construction and Building Services - 0.9k new
  jobs
• Business and Professional Services - 11k new
  jobs
• Retail and Hospitality - 3.5k new jobs
• Transportation and Logistics - 3k new jobs
• Food and Drink - 1k new jobs
• EMERGING SECTORS
• Advanced Engineering - 1k new jobs
• Bioscience and Health - 1k new jobs
• Low Carbon Environmental Goods Services - 1k
  new jobs

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• Summary of Growth Point Opportunities
• High level of local job creation
• Long term impact on future generations
• Strong starting position to grow from and
  utilise
• Summary of Skills Considerations
• Low unemployment but relatively low business
  productivity
• Rising levels of youth unemployment
• Growth in Knowledge Intensive Industries
• Low graduate retention
• Low apprenticeship take-up
• Increasing pressure on employers to tackle rising
  youth unemployment
• Backdrop or a more demand led skills system

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• PRIORITIES
• Local people into local jobs
• Pre-employment support
• Young people unemployed
• Businesses utilising skill programmes
• Best use of public funding to help businesses
• Increasing skills and productivity
• Ensuring young people leaving education can find
  employment
• Developing skills that are required by local
  businesses

Objective 1 To up-skill local people to work on
employment sites Objective 2 To ensure
businesses are aware of and utilising skill
development programmes Objective 3 To prepare
the up-coming workforce with appropriate skills
for the local labour market
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Skills Plan

• Establish Skills and Employment Hub
• Dedicated Coordinators
• Focal point for engaging employers driving
  outcomes (eg. apprenticeships)
• Labour Market Information (LMI)
• Identify and communication specific skill needs
  for Growth Sectors
• Educating Young people about Careers Choices
• Promoting opportunities to help learners make
  informed choices
• Embedding ES through Planning Authorities
• Planning application requirements (will
  developments address ES shortages?)

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The Growth Point in 3D! Interactive model of the
Growth Point available to view online at
www.exeterandeastdevon.gov.uk Questions? Gill
ian Bishop 01392 265344 Gillian.bishop_at_exeter.go
v.uk