This presentation comes from the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership and sets out how they intend to lead economic growth in Leicester & Leicestershire.

1. LLEP Priorities
14th November 2012
Caroline Boucher
Economic Intelligence Manager

2. Contents
• Role of LLEP
• Economic Growth Plan Priorities
• Skills Needs Assessments Early Findings

3. Role of LLEP
To lead economic growth in Leicester &
Leicestershire by:
Engaging with businesses, local
authorities, voluntary sector, HE and FE
Influencing national Government economic policy
and spend, including national contracts
Facilitating local partnership working and relations
with national Government
Investing LLEP funding and partner resources to
achieve economic growth

4. Ambition
By 2020 we will:
• Create 25,000 private sector jobs
• Attract £2b private sector investment
• Increase GVA by £4b to £23b

5. Strategic Objectives
Match skills supply with demand
Increase availability of employment land and infrastructure
Support enterprise growth and investment
Match available capital to enterprise growth

6. Economic Priorities
Match skills supply with demand
Improve engagement between employers and training providers
Increase number and flexibility of work placements, apprenticeships and internships
Improve careers advice in schools, FE and HE
Address worklessness by raising ambition and employability skills
Increase availability of employment land and infrastructure
Increase the availability of 'fit for purpose' high quality employment land and premises
Ensure transport infrastructure supports future economic growth
Promote the need for high quality digital infrastructure
Increase the provision of a range of quality housing to support economic growth
Support enterprise growth and investment
Provide effective business support to assist enterprises to start and grow
Support innovation and technologies for new processes and product development
Attract foreign and domestic inward investment
Simplify business regulation through the Better Business for All Project
Support local SMEs to procure public and private sector contracts
Match available capital to enterprise growth
Secure European and national Government funding
Improve access to capital finance for SMEs
Invest LLEP resources to support economic growth
Utilise public sector assets for economic growth

7. Match skills supply with demand
Employment & Skills Task & Finish Group – sub-group of
LLEP Board oversees activities.
• Skills Demand Plan – work has started on LLEP wide skills needs
assessments (also MIRA Skills Plan)
• Embedding training and apprenticeship opportunities into key physical
developments and into local authorities
• Increasing work experience placements for young people and
promoting volunteering
• Improving access to careers advice in schools, FE and HE

8. Addressing Worklessness
LLEP role is around employer engagement, influencing
partnerships, funding, providing labour market information.
• Encourage local employers to support the Work Programme, Youth
Contract, Apprenticeships and other national programmes
• Work in partnership with the National Careers Service to promote take
up of advice
• Supporting programmes such as:
• Leicester City’s ‘Leicester to Work’ initiative
• Troubled families programmes
• Big Lottery Talent Match programme

9. Labour Market Changes
• Significant uncertainty about national economy
• Local economy is performing quite well
• Slow job growth predicted over next 10 years with slow fall in
unemployment
• Most job growth expected in private service sector
• Most job growth in higher skilled occupations
• Greater decline in lower skilled occupations, but will remain
significant feature of local labour market
• Demand for formal qualifications likely to increase
• Employer demand for multi-skilling likely to increase
• Need to focus on employability skills

10. Predicted Job Openings to 2020
LLEP Area, by Occupation
Occupation Growth Number of job
openings
Professional occupations (especially science & technology) 44,000
Managers and professional administrators 30,000
Associate professional and technical 27,000
Care, leisure, personal services (nearly all growth in care) 26,000
Administrative and secretarial 19,000
Elementary occupations 19,000
Skilled trade occupations (especially skilled electrical & metal) 18,000
Sales and customer services 17,000
Process, plant and machine operatives 12,000
Source: UKCES Data, IER/Cambridge Econometrics Model
Note: Figures include replacement demand and new job openings

11. Predicted Job Openings to 2020
LLEP Area, top sectors
Sector Growth Number of job
openings
Wholesale and retail 35,000
Health and social care 21,000
Support Services 20,000
Education 19,000
Manufacturing – including engineering and food & drink 18,000
Professional services 18,000
Construction 17,000
Transport & storage 12,000
Accommodation and food 10,000
Source: UKCES Data, IER/Cambridge Econometrics Model
Note: Figures include replacement demand and new job openings

12. Overview of Labour Mismatch
• LLEP area has relatively high number of unfilled JCP
vacancies.
• Highest notified vacancies in Leicester City in last 3
months were care assistants, call centre workers, sales
representatives, drivers.
• Highest notified vacancies in Leicestershire were – HGV
drivers, care assistants, goods handling/storage, van
drivers.
• Difficulties for some time in filling care vacancies and
some sales/customer service roles.

13. Overview of Labour Mismatch
• From LLEP Business Survey, 1,000 businesses, 2012
• 64% had recruited in last 12 months, 27% had
difficulty, main reasons:
• Lack necessary skills (59%)
• Attitude, motivation, personality (50%)
• Lack necessary work experience (44%)
• Lack required qualifications (36%)
• Pay, conditions, location (8%)
• 54% of engineering sector businesses had experienced difficulties
• 23% of all businesses felt skill shortages having a
serious impact on business
• 34% manufacturing, 45% engineering

14. Employability Skills
Many employers still report problems with basic
employability skills
• Self Management
• Attitude and motivation
• Attendance and timekeeping
• Thinking & Problem Solving
• Willing and helpful
• Flexible approach
• Working Together & Communicating
• Team working
• Communication skills
• Respect for others

15. Workplace Skills Priorities
• Management/supervisory skills
• Progression opportunities
• Multi-skilling of existing workforce
• Communication skills, customer care, IT skills, team
working – skills gaps mentioned by >10% of employers
• 11% of businesses mentioned that basic literacy and
numeracy skills needed improving
• Opportunities for apprenticeships and work experience

16. Thank you