North West England

Higher Level Skills Development and Employer Engagement Processes

for

Advanced Engineering and Materials

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

Cogent

Facts, Figures & Contact Details

813,000 employees20,000+ businessesRepresenting a turnover of £67bnGVA £42.65bnRepresenting 15% of UK Manufacturing GVA

Contact DetailsRob Bevan,

0151 342 6930 / 07786 707431.rob.bevan@cogent-ssc.com  

Proskills Footprint

• building products and refractories• coatings• extractives and mineral processing• glass• print

.… but are expanding to incorporate:

• furniture• paper• (and likely) packaging

ProskillsFacts, 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 DetailsRay Snowdon07795 011983

ray.snowdon@proskills.co.uk

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

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@semta.org.uk

Skillfast-UK FootprintBusinesses 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

•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@skillfast-uk.org

Skillfast-UK

Facts and figures for the UK

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

Sector Skills Agreements (SSAs)

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

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

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

North West

Sector Skills Agreement – Higher Level Skills DevelopmentProskills 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

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