The South West Skills Market - A review of demand and supply

Due to the size, the report has been split into sections, each of which is downloadable in Microsoft Word. A full copy of the report is also available (7MB).

Contents - SLIM and its services, acknowledgements, table of contents, abbreviations (106KB) (HTML version - contents only)

Introduction - purpose of the review, background to the report and the methodology (85KB)

Context - considers the broad international and national economic trends that provide the backdrop for the skills market in the South West (282KB)

Analysis of the South West skills market - detailed analysis of the demand and supply components of the South West skills market starting with a description of the methodology used for the analysis. (5.5MB)

Strategic overview of key strategies and structures in the South West - over 150 strategies, plans and policy documents which relate to the operation of the skills market in the region have been examined for this section (346KB)

Conclusions and key issues - draws together the conclusions of the skills market review and the analysis of the strategic overview, highlighting the key issues for the region. (235KB)

Recommendations - Recommendations for action are presented under three headings: · Raising employer demand for skills; · Aligning skills demand and supply; and · Joint planning and co-ordination, including improving intelligence (LMI). (95KB)

Annexes - Steering Group membership; Methodology; Case studies; Further detailed tables; List of plans and strategies reviewed; Key Regional Skills Development Agencies; Analysis of skills-related strategies within the region; Directory of planned actions and recommendations; and bibliography. (861KB)