Since we last published the Employment and Skills Plan for the South West Wales region there has been a huge change in the way people work; the types of jobs on offer and more importantly perhaps the skills now required by industry to drive forward their businesses in a post pandemic world. The turbulent times that many have faced over the last two years has meant that new skills have been identified as a key requirement for businesses and it is therefore more important than ever that we ensure that we are delivering the right skills in our colleges and universities; through our apprenticeship provision and through the vocational offer in schools.
Your involvement in the Employment and Skills Plan for 2022-2025 is key to ensuring that we inform Welsh Government what skills are required in our area and where their funding needs to be allocated in order to fulfil the skills demands identified.
Many hundreds of businesses from across the region have been engaged with the Regional Learning and Skills Partnership (RLSP) not only through our on line skills survey but through our Industry sector cluster groups, an opportunity for everyone to have their say about skills and discuss future skills needs as industries develop. We thank you for your involvement and hope that you will continue in the dialogue with the RLSP and have your say in the plan that we are preparing now.
For the thousands of micro, small, medium and large businesses in the region who have not previously engaged with the RLSP, we are one of four skills partnerships in Wales working across the region to understand the key skills priorities that face industries on our regions. We use this information to inform the Employment and Skills Plan which is used by Welsh Government to inform the funding allocation for training in Wales and particularly in our region. We would be really grateful if you would join us in the RLSP to ensure that we can have your voice included in our plan- you can join an industry cluster group or complete the online survey or just contact us to have a discussion.
The RLSP is also leading on the Skills and Talent Programme for the Swansea Bay City Deal Programme, with funding for key pilot project to develop those innovative training solutions for courses not delivered in our area currently, you can be involved through connecting with the RLSP in our cluster groups or surveys.
The link to the short on line questionnaire below will take you no longer than 8 minutes to complete but it could make a huge difference to the skills landscape of the region. We want to exceed our target of engagement this year and we would like to hear from at least 2000 businesses about what you would like to see happen on skills development in our region.
Be part of changing the skills landscape in complete the survey today don’t wait! Please pass on the survey to your business contacts and encourage them to participate and voice their opinions on skills in South West Wales.
Please use the below link to complete the survey. The survey will close on Sunday 15 May 2022.