Local skills plan 2025 to 2028
The vision of this sector local skills plan is:
Build a robust, skilled workforce in the sport and physical activity sector in Devon, enhancing the wellbeing of our local communities.
The mission of the plan is to:
- Foster local partnerships between the sport and physical activity sector and education providers to drive workforce development and innovation.
- Enhance health creation by aligning workforce skills with public health priorities, promoting sustainable pathways from healthcare to physical activity.
Supported and funded by Sport England and the National Lottery
Your local workforce development manager
Meg Hurlock-Swan
meg.hurlock-swan@cimspa.co.uk
Local skills accountability board
The Devon sport and physical activity Local Skills Accountability Board (LSAB) is a collaboration between employers, education providers and other skills and sector partners.
It is managed by the sector’s chartered professional body – CIMSPA. The project is supported and funded by Sport England.
The board’s work is now centered on delivering its sport and physical activity sector local skills plan – Devon: 2025-2028.
Board leads
Chair: Rhys Jones, Chief Operating Officer, Plymouth Active
Vice Chair: Dr Phil Brown, Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Plymouth Marjon University
Board member organisations
- Active Devon
- Active Torridge
- Anna FemFitness
- Argyle Community Trust
- B! Health and Fitness
- City College Plymouth
- Devon, Plymouth & Torbay Careers Hub
- Devon Chamber
- Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
- Exeter College
- LED Leisure
- Lex Leisure
- Mid Devon Leisure
- Plymouth Active
- Plymouth Marjon University
- South Devon College
- Street Games
- Teignbridge District Council
- University of Exeter Sport
- Vista Wellbeing
- YMCA Plymouth