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Key issues and proposals for the Asset Skills sector (SSA Stage 3)

Client
Asset Skills SSC

Completion date
November 2006

Research description
The key component of the stage three research was a comprehensive programme of 'market testing', which sought to communicate key supply and demand issues and outline potential solutions which would improve future business performance within the Asset Skills sector. In this regard, an important focus of the stage three work was to reach agreement with employers and partners on the actions needed to ensure that the future supply of skills meets the short and long term demands of businesses within the Asset Skills sector. One of the main research outputs from this work was the production of four action plans for the Housing, Property Services, Facilities Management and Cleaning sectors within the Asset Skills footprint, including a description of the:

• Skills issue (priority skills issues highlighted by employers);

• Evidence;

• Industries and occupations affected;

• Supply side picture;

• Impact (should the skills issue remain unaddressed);

• Proposal (proposals developed by Asset Skills and partners to address each issue);

• Action for employers (the action needed by employers to address each skill issue);

• Action for partners (the partners that would need to be involved in addressing each skills issue and the action required of them).

SSA Stage 3 reports on key issues and proposals for the Asset Skills sector (UK, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) are available at: www.assetskills.org/site/tabid/213/default.aspx

(Asset Skills were awarded 'Exemplar Standard' for Stage 3 of the SSA process).

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