The right training, delivered in the right place, at the right time.
Our local skills project brings together employers, education providers, and employability-focused organisations to effectively and efficiently match supply and demand in the sports and physical activity sector through local skills action plans.
The goal is to ensure the sector can deliver health, economic, and social benefits to our nation by:
- ensuring local colleges, universities, and training providers offer education and training that matches what employers need
- provide employers with the skilled workforce they need to offer inclusive opportunities which meet the needs of diverse local communities and drive business success
- giving people who work in the sector great career pathways.
The project is funded and supported by Sport England.
Get involved
We have a team of workforce development managers who want to engage with employers, education providers, chambers of commerce, local authorities – any organisation involved in improving employability in their local area.
Local skills plans
Our workforce development managers work with key sector stakeholders across the UK to develop and implement local skills plans focused on improving career opportunities for the sport and physical activity sector workforce in each region of the country.
Explore the plans that have already been launched below.
Local skills accountability boards (LSABs) and regions
Local skills accountability boards bring together local employers, education providers, health commissioners, local authorities, business representatives, employment support agencies and community groups to identify the skills gaps and recruitment challenges for sport and physical activity in their respective areas.
Each board supports decision making for the sector in their local area, ensuring that education institutions offer training that matches employer needs and providing employers with a skilled workforce to meet the needs of the local community.
North East of England
- North of Tyne
- South of Tyne and Durham
- Tees Valley
North West of England
- Cheshire and Warrington
- Cumbria
- Greater Manchester
- Lancashire
- Liverpool City Region
South East of England
- Berkshire
- Buckinghamshire
- Essex
- Oxfordshire
- Surrey
East of England
- Bedfordshire
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Hertfordshire
- Suffolk
South West of England
- Cornwall
- Devon
- Dorset
- Gloucestershire
- Somerset
- Swindon and Wiltshire
- West of England
Midlands
- Birmingham
- Black Country
- Derby and Derbyshire
- Doncaster
- Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
- Lincolnshire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham and Nottinghamshire
- Sheffield
- Stoke and Staffordshire
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
Scotland
- Glasgow and the West
- Edinburgh and the East
Wales
- North Wales
How we develop local skills
Our local skills project follows a consistent cycle for each local area to ensure the best possible results.
Local skills case studies
See how our local skills work is benefiting communities across the UK.
