Devolution, Local Enterprise Partnerships and Universities: early

observations from Sheffield City Region

Conor Moss

Director of Education and Employer Partnerships

Presentation Overview

• Specifically, the workshop will cover:• Local Enterprise Partnerships, higher-level skills and the

role of universities.• The role for universities in supporting and delivering

devolution priorities.• Securing institutional support and aligning provision with

sector and LEP priorities.• Partnering with industry to develop work-based learning

and degree apprenticeships.• Early lessons from a HEI for those considering

establishing higher and degree apprenticeships.

Skills Systems:a metaphor

Skills, Employment and

Education:A Changing Landscape

School >College>University

A changing school systemDeclining 16-19 populationEmployer driven skills systemDevolutionHE Green PaperArea Based ReviewApprenticeship reforms and expansionDiminishing post-16 budgets (except apprenticeships) – some colleges in crisisSpending Review & institutional sustainabilityImperative to diversify college income – employer contributionsEconomic fit - growth, productivity & better skilled workforce

Sheffield City Region- Combined Authority

Closing the Productivity Gap

• SCR has a £11.9bn productivity gap• 29% below the national average and

largest gap of all ten of the UK Core Cities

• Recent study suggest– £4.8bn of the gap is due to low

productivity in sectors– £1.5bn due to sector mix– £2bn is due to labour market

factors (low employment and economic activity

Source: New Economy Manchester and Core Cities (2015) Understanding core Cities’ Productivity Gaps

SCR Devolution 2.0- ‘Northern Powerhouse’

Devolution 2.0- ‘Northern Powerhouse’• Flexible single pot of funding from

national funding streams (subject to spending review).

• An additional £30m over 30 years for infrastructure, skills, innovation and business growth.

• Support for Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District and a National College for High Speed Rail.

• Local control over college and training provider funding to ensure young people and adults get training provision based on employer demand.

• Skills investment for people in employment through the SCR Skills Bank (circa. £20m over 5 years).

• Closer collaboration amongst providers in the SCR aimed at being more joined up.

Developing an end-to-end skills system

LEP Economic Drivers

Employers Need

s

FE and Private Providers

University Providers

SHU and the Sheffield City Region

Universities as engines of growth

What do all the changes mean

for HEI’s?

Ripple?Wave?

Tsunami?

Responding to the challenge

Case Study 1

Higher and Degree Apprenticeships