Greater Lincolnshire will get £3.5m of funding to tackle industry skills gap
Construction and green skilled workers are just some of the areas colleges across the region will be focussing on
Greater Lincolnshire is getting £3.5 million pounds of funding to tackle the skills gap in certain industries.
A research project focusing on what employers need has highlighted the areas where more workers are needed.
The Government funding will be used to deliver the project across colleges in areas like Grimsby, Boston and Grantham. It will also be used to help support projects in Rutland.
Beth Curtis works for the TEC partnership:
"They are some sector based skill areas where there are shortages like construction, engineering, decarbonisation and green skills.
"But there are also some more generic skills around leadership and management. Work readiness and digital skills have come up really strongly".
TEC Partnership, is the lead partner for the Greater Lincolnshire LSIF Partnership, and has been allocated a total of over £3.5m by the Department of Education.
The move is part of a drive to help people launch careers in key industries, upskill the workforce through innovative projects and boost economic growth across the region.
The projects will be delivered by a partnership of Greater Lincolnshire Further Education Providers between September 2023 and March 2025, including:
• TEC Partnership, lead partner (Grimsby Institute Campus)
• Bishop Burton College (Riseholme Campus)
• Boston College
• CATCH
• DN Colleges Group
• Franklin 6th Form College
• Grantham College
• Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA)
• Inspire Education Group - Stamford College
• John Leggott College
• Lincoln College
Chief Executive Officer of the TEC Partnership, Ann Hardy, said:
"We're delighted to be working with business partners and education colleagues across our region to deliver much-needed, targeted investment to fill current and future skills gaps. This funding will help us provide increased skilled employment opportunities for our communities and help local businesses to remain competitive and grow in their respective sectors."
James McIntosh, CCO, CATCH, added:
“CATCH welcomes the UK Government’s commitment to enable colleges and training providers in the region to respond to collectively to meet the skills requirements in the clean growth era.
"As we approach 2030 and beyond programmes such as LSIF, are essential to help to overcome local skills gaps and provide local people with opportunities to gain education and skills to provide pathways to careers specific to Net Zero industries.
"We are looking forward to working with TEC Partnership and fellow grant partners to enhance our current capabilities across our apprenticeship provision, ensuring students learn in a live environment leveraging cutting-edge low-carbon technologies that industry will adopt in the near future, with a particular focus on Hydrogen and Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage”.