The LGA, with the support of DLUHC funding, is launching a skills hubs programme targeted at five occupational skill shortage areas.
The local government workforce is larger and more varied than generally perceived. There are over 1.3 million people working directly in local government and many more working for outsourced service providers or related employers. With 800 different professions within the local government remit, the sector is arguably the most occupationally diverse in the country. Costing councils over £20 billion a year, the local government workforce is generally held to be the sector's greatest asset and most significant cost.
In response to the unprecedented workforce challenges that councils are facing, the LGA, with the support of DLUHC funding, is launching a skills hubs programme targeted at five occupational skill shortage areas. These are:
- legal
- environmental health
- digital and ICT
- finance
- civil engineering.
The programme brings local authorities together, to work collaboratively rather than on an individual basis, and will assist councils with workforce planning. This work will support councils to:
- establish initiatives such as skills hubs
- produce skills pathway plans
- join up existing solutions.
Further information
For more information, please email:
Nigel Carruthers – [email protected]
Welna Bowden – [email protected]