Developing local skills to match business needs

What do you see as the most serious

barriers to economic growth?

Shortage of skills

Broadband speed availability

Accessing finance

Red tape

Planning processes

Transport issues –congestion

Lack of affordable, high quality

business premises

Lack of affordable housing

Other

Our core sectors

ICT

Business & Financial Services Energy & Renewables

Pharma – Bio Defence

PRA & Quintiles

Raglan HA

Thames Water

Tesco

Racino

Circle Health

Cordwallis

Ikea?

Brakes

Microsoft – lease renewal

Pretty Green Krannich Solar

AE Petsche

Urban Science UoR Science Park

Broad sectors

Logistics –c.2500 (inc 450 L/HGV) Retail – c.600

Commercial/admin – c.650 Catering/leisure – c.375

Health – c.300

Location Development Sector No. of jobs

Jobs breakdown Salary levels Expected timeline

South Reading

Tesco Distribution Centre

Construction then distribution/vehicle maintenance/admin/ management

1200 615 warehouse/supervisory 200 HGV drivers 120 Management & admin 100 cleaning/catering (contracted out)

£16500 days £20k nights £25k+ mgt

Approved Sept, operational Sept 2012

Theale Ikea Retail 450 140 Sales 80 catering 80 logistics 80 checkout 40 management 30 Supervisory

Team leaders from £15500 £6.72 ph

Planning decision early 2012

W’ham Suttons Business Park

Construction followed by distribution/vehicle maintenance/admin management

510 200 Drivers 200 warehouse 100 admin & clerical

Admin £20k

Distribution

Planner £32k

Shift Manager £35k

Stock Control £25k

Managers £27.5k

Drivers £28k

Warehouse £20k/£25k

Planning permitted operational April 2012

South Reading

Distribution Centre

Construction followed by distribution/warehousing/ admin/management

450 Planning approved – new application expected

Apr 2008 1,681 1.6 1.3 2.1

Aug 2008 1,949 1.9 1.5 2.3

Dec 2008 2,482 2.4 1.9 2.9

Apr 2009 4,141 3.9 2.8 3.9

Aug 2009 4,463 4.2 2.9 4.0

Dec 2009 3,972 3.7 2.8 3.9

Apr 2010 4,075 3.8 2.8 3.9

Aug 2010 3,753 3.5 2.4 3.6

Dec 2010 3,445 3.2 2.3 3.5

Apr 2011 3,689 3.4 2.5 3.7

Jan 2012 3,797 3.5 2.7 4.0

JSA Claimants Numbers % SE GB

JSA Claimants - 18-24 Numbers % SE GB

Apr 2008 450 2.0 2.7 4.3

Aug 2008 530 2.3 3.2 5.0

Dec 2008 640 2.8 4.0 5.9

Apr 2009 1,145 5.1 5.8 7.8

Aug 2009 1,240 5.5 6.1 8.2

Dec 2009 1,015 4.5 5.7 7.7

Apr 2010 985 4.4 5.4 7.4

Aug 2010 955 4.3 4.7 7.0

Dec 2010 825 3.7 4.4 6.6

Apr 2011 865 3.9 4.9 7.1

Aug 2011 940 4.2 5.3 7.9

Sep 2011 965 4.3 5.5 8.1

Jan 2012 955 4.3 5.4 8.1

NOMIS TRAVEL TO WORK AREA (TTWA)-

HOSPITALITY Reading & Bracknell

SOC Job Supply Jobseeker Demand Supply

Ratio

1223 : Restaurant and catering managers 61 15 4.1

1224 : Publicans and managers of licensed premises 16 10 1.6

3539 : Business and related associate professionals n.e.c. 14 20 0.7

4216 : Receptionists 58 85 0.7

5434 : Chefs, cooks 208 45 4.6

6211 : Sports and leisure assistants 10 20 0.5

6231 : Housekeepers and related occupations 32 15 2.1

7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators 37 170 0.2

9222 : Hotel porters 11 10 1.1

9223 : Kitchen and catering assistants 208 185 1.1

9224 : Waiters, waitresses 142 40 3.6

9225 : Bar staff 79 115 0.7

9233 : Cleaners, domestics 333 230 1.5

9234 : Launderers, dry cleaners, pressers 13 5 2.6

SECTOR TOTAL 1222 965 1.3

NOMIS TRAVEL TO WORK AREA (TTWA)- SOC CONSTRUCTION

Job Supply Jobseeker

Demand Supply

Ratio

1122 : Managers in construction 16 25 0.6

3121 : Architectural technologists and town planning technicians 10 0 0.0

5215 : Welding trades 49 10 4.9

5223 : Metal working production and maintenance fitters 21 5 4.2

5241 : Electricians, electrical fitters 84 30 2.8

5312 : Bricklayers, masons 64 25 2.6

5313 : Roofers, roof tilers and slaters 12 20 0.6

5314 : Plumbers, heating and ventilating engineers 79 45 1.8

5315 : Carpenters and joiners 165 35 4.7

5319 : Construction trades n.e.c. 9 25 0.4

5321 : Plasterers 34 20 1.7

5322 : Floorers and wall tilers 13 20 0.7

5323 : Painters and decorators 155 75 2.1

8141 : Scaffolders, stagers, riggers 52 10 5.2

8149 : Construction operatives n.e.c. 79 15 5.3

8221 : Crane drivers 23 5 4.6

8229 : Mobile machine drivers and operatives n.e.c. 159 5 31.8

9121 : Labourers in building and woodworking trades 109 0 0.0

SECTOR TOTAL 1133 370 3

NOMIS TRAVEL TO WORK AREA (TTWA)- SOC LOGISTICS

Reading &

Bracknell

SOC Job Supply Jobseeker

Demand Supply

Ratio

1161 : Transport and distribution managers 2 10 0.2

1162 : Storage and warehouse managers 6 45 0.1

4133 : Stock control clerks 16 10 1.6

5223 : Metal working production-maintenance fitters 21 5 4.2

8211 : Heavy goods vehicle drivers 159 20 8.0

8212 : Van drivers 121 220 0.6

8221 : Crane drivers 23 5 4.6

8222 : Fork-lift truck drivers 33 65 0.5

9141 : Stevedores, dockers and slingers 40 0 0.0

9149 : Other goods handling and storage occupations

n.e.c. 60 575

0.1

9211 : Postal workers, mail sorters, messengers, couriers 109 25 4.4

SECTOR TOTAL 334 320 1.0

NOMIS TRAVEL TO WORK AREA (TTWA)- SOC RETAIL

Reading & Bracknell

SOC Job Supply Jobseeker Demand Supply Ratio

1132 : Marketing and sales managers 85 95 0.9

1163 : Retail and wholesale managers 84 55 1.5

1234 : Shopkeepers and wholesale/retail dealers 2 40 0.1

3542 : Sales representatives 460 55 8.4

3543 : Marketing associate professionals 22 30 0.7

4123 : Counter clerks 40 5 8.0

6221 : Hairdressers, barbers 35 40 0.9

6222 : Beauticians and related occupations 32 25 1.3

7111 : Sales and retail assistants 354 1,265 0.3

7112 : Retail cashiers and check-out operators 37 170 0.2

7125 : Merchandisers and window dressers 85 5 17.0

7129 : Sales related occupations n.e.c. 206 25 8.2

8137 : Sewing machinists 10 0 0.0

9251 : Shelf fillers 24 55 0.4

SECTOR TOTAL 1476 1865 0.6

Berkshire Starts All Ages – 10-11

All ages

Local Authority 2010-11 Full

Year 2009-10 Full

Year 09-10 to 10-11 %

change

Bracknell Forest 790 522 ↑ 51.3%

Reading 1, 320 691 ↑ 91.0%

Slough 770 484 ↑ 59.0%

West Berkshire 980 719 ↑ 36.3%

Windsor and Maidenhead 630 448 ↑ 40.6%

Wokingham 2, 500 2, 660 ↓ -6.2%

Berkshire 6, 990 5, 524 ↑ 26.5%

South East region 56, 190 39, 121 ↑ 43.6%

How well informed are partners of growth?

•Careers advisors – TV Connexions

•Teachers – 2 schools to date •Further education – 2 colleges to date

•Parents – careers fairs •Employers – hospitality & logistics

Identify Workforce Needs

•Skills Survey •Skills for Business

•Co-ordination of publically funded 19+ accredited skills

•SfB Co-ordinator

Practical initiatives

•Employment & Skills plans – sbwa’s/PET’s •Retail Skills

•Logistics academy •100 in 100

•NEET pathways •City Deals?

Conclusions

• Growth brings opportunity – and challenge

• Use LMI to:

i) inform and influence

ii) target interventions – e.g. 100 in 100

iii) Match provision to growth

• Skills remains biggest barrier to growth – though these can be imported…