How to Get Involved in the Local Skills Improvement Plan

The Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) is a major new project being led by the Federation of Small Businesses to review and realign skills supply and demand across Greater Lincolnshire & Rutland.

This Department for Education initiative will lead to shifts in the type and level of skills available to local employers. It will also affect change in how some post-16 technical skills and training are delivered.

The range, availability and level of key workforce skills, plus work readiness, has been a significant challenge and frustration for Lincolnshire’s employers for many years, so this project is our collective chance to make the right changes. This is not a talking shop – this activity will generate real action through the LSIP which will benefit ALL local employers.

Over the coming months, the project aims to generate thousands of responses to the research calls from employers of every size, sector, and location – here’s how YOU can get involved and help shape the outcomes for a better future for Lincolnshire & Rutland’s learners, workers and businesses.

You can click here to see updates to the activity as new engagement opportunities are posted, but in the meantime please check out what is available to do now. This is YOUR opportunity to help shape a major shift in skills for our county. Do not miss out.

Launch Webinar

All local employers and stakeholders are invited to attend this launch webinar to find out much more about the LSIP project and how you can get involved. The session will be recorded and available to watch later if you can’t make the live broadcast.

How to Influence the Local Skills Improvement Plan Webinar. Friday 25th November 2022, 14:00-15:00.

Get Involved and Have Your Say

The Greater Lincolnshire & Rutland LSIP will be built on three pillars of employer-focused research.

1. A roadshow of free employer focus groups right across the area during Q4 2022 and Q1 of 2023 that you can book onto right away:

1st December – Boston
7th December – Skegness
9th December – Scunthorpe
13th December – Lincoln
14th December – Online
11th January – Gainsborough
13th January – Louth
17th January – Sleaford
20th January – Grimsby
24th January – Rutland
7th February – Spalding
10th February – Stamford
15th February – Online
21st February – Woodhall Spa

2. An online survey which will capture employer views, frustrations, and experiences on skills on a wider scale. When you see the link go live in January, please do take part in the survey and be sure to share it with your network.

3. A series of in-depth, 1-2-1 telephone interviews to confidentially capture individual experiences from employers. These will be set by appointment, so please contact FSB if you would like to take part in the interview rounds.

We will be in touch again in the coming weeks with more details and reminders to get involved and have your say.

In the meantime, if you have any questions or feedback, please contact the LSIP Lead for Greater Lincolnshire & Rutland, Katrina Pierce at katrina.pierce@fsb.org.uk.