Local Skills Improvement Fund (LSIF)
LSIPs provide an agreed set of actionable priorities that employers, providers and other stakeholders in a local area can get behind to drive change.
LSIPs:
- Place employers at the heart of local skills systems.
- Facilitate direct and dynamic working arrangements between employers, providers and local stakeholders.
- Help learners gain the skills they need to get good jobs and increase their prospects.
Collaboration
Suffolk & Norfolk LSIP
College of West Anglia, East Coast College, West Suffolk College, City College Norwich, East Norfolk Multi Academy Trust and the University of Suffolk are all collaborating with Suffolk New College on the £4.7m project, with an aim to transform training opportunities across the region.
The Norfolk and Suffolk Chambers of Commerce teams are key stakeholders, ensuring the objectives of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Norfolk and Suffolk are met, with the local workforce getting the right skills and training to help businesses thrive.
Running until March 2025, the funding will see investment in equipment, events, teaching and training, enrichment activities for students, employer engagement, and new facilities. Thousands of students and hundreds of businesses will benefit from the investment, which focuses on soft skills, digital and green skills.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough LSIP
College of West Anglia, Inspire Education Group, West Suffolk College, Long Road Sixth Form College and Hills Road Sixth Form College are all collaborating with Cambridge Regional College on the £2.4m project with an aim to transform training opportunities across the region.
The Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce is ensuring the objectives of the Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are met, with the local workforce getting the right skills and training to help businesses thrive.
Running until March 2025, the funding will see investment in equipment, events, teaching and training, enrichment activities for students, employer engagement, and new facilities. Thousands of students and hundreds of businesses will benefit from the investment, which focuses on soft skills, digital and green skills.