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Matching the supply and demand for skills in
the
engineering manufacturing sector
Client:
SEMTA and the West Midlands Regional Learning and Skills Council
Date completed:
April 2005
Project description:
The purpose of the project was to pilot a methodology for matching skill
demand and supply data at a regional and local level within the West Midlands,
in order to identify the implications for current training and learning
provision serving the regional engineering manufacturing sector.
The project report identified the policy implications of the
findings and the shortcomings of current data collection and use methods,
both in relation to supply and demand data.
The project also identified how this approach could be improved in the
future.
Specific issues covered by the report included:
• The sectors size and importance
• Employment trends
• Innovation and knowledge based industries
• Recent performance
• Emerging skill needs
• Skill gaps and recruitment issues
• Investment in training and workforce development
• Diversity and mature workforce issues
• Overall employment projections
• Demand versus supply of skills
• Implications for engineering employers, training providers and
other stakeholders
within the West Midlands Region
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