Local skills plan 2025 to 2028

This local skills plan for Gloucestershire sets out the key actions that sector stakeholders within the region are committed to delivering.

Created by using a range of insight and data, the plan reflects the current needs of education providers, employers and other key organisations in the sport and physical activity sector in Gloucestershire.

It aligns with broader regional strategies and initiatives to contribute to a healthy and active community supported by a representative, inclusive and skilled workforce.

The plan is divided into the following recommendations:

Align education and employers 

Establish robust and clear pathways between education providers and employers to address both skills and recruitment gaps. 

Connect and collaborate 

Enhance connectivity with employability services across Gloucestershire to support local people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET) and career changers into sport and physical activity roles. 

Support health priorities 

Develop skills within the sport and physical activity workforce to help support the health priorities of Gloucestershire. 

Improve workforce retention 

Provide the appropriate support and training to enable career progression and staff retention within the local sport and physical activity sector.