South West Regional Skills Enterprise and Employment Analysis 2007/2008
Final Report
Contents
PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOREWORD
CONTENTS
Tables and Figures
ABBREVIATIONS USED
List of supporting documents
1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE
1.1 Purpose
1.2 Scope
1.3 Background
1.4 Analysis Structure
2. STRATEGIC CONTEXT
2.1 National Policy Context
2.2 Regional strategy and objectives
2.3 European Social Fund
3. SUMMARY OF KEY CHALLENGES
3.1 Context
3.2 Skills Challenges
3.3 Enterprise challenges
3.4 Employment Challenge
4. SKILLS IN THE SOUTH
WEST – GAPS AND PRIORITIES
4.1 International and regional comparisons
4.2 Current Demand for Skills
4.3 Future Demand for Skills
4.4 Level 3 Skills
4.5 Market Signals
4.6 Sector Priorities
4.7 Skills for Sustainability
4.8 The Productivity Challenge
4.9 Higher Level Skills
4.10 Skills Utilisation
4.11 Leadership and Management
4.12 Skills supply
4.13 Participation and provision
4.14 Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG)
5. ENTERPRISE
5.1 Self-employment
5.2 Small enterprise activity
5.3 Stimulating enterprise
5.4 Innovation and Creativity
6. EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
6.1 The South West labour force
6.2 Self-employment
6.3 Unemployment
6.4 Economic inactivity
6.5 Disadvantaged groups
6.6 Migrant workers
6.7 Deprived areas
6.8 Tackling worklessness
7. REGIONAL PRIORITIES
AND PLANS
7.1 Joint planning arrangements
7.2 Gaps in provision
7.3 Related Public Expenditure in
the South West
