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The NEAA has been reappointed by the Department for Education as the designated Employer Representative Body for the NELSIP 2026–2029, expanded to integrate the current North of Tyne LSIP and NELSIP area, covering the entire North East Combined Authority region.
Working with businesses, education and training providers, key stakeholders and cross-sector Employer Representative Bodies, this alignment will ensure that local skills provision reflects the needs of employers and emerging opportunities across strategically important sectors.
The North East Local Skills Improvement Plan (NELSIP) will set out the key changes needed to ensure post-16 technical education and training is responsive to the needs of employers in the region. The NELSIP will be employer-led and drive the actions needed to supply the current and future workforce required to improve productivity, growth, and investment in those sectors key to the economic success of the region, including advanced manufacturing.
The NEAA will engage widely with businesses and stakeholders across different sectors to develop a clear understanding of their skills requirements and how new technologies, digitalisation and the pursuit of Net Zero will impact their future workforce requirements. We will hold meetings, workshops and conduct surveys to gather input and feedback from employers. We will also be working closely with local colleges, universities, and training providers to align learning provision with future business needs, and to ensure it is attractive and accessible to people in the region.
This Local Skills Improvement Plan has been approved by the Secretary of State in line with the approval criteria set out in the Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022, and in accordance with the LSIP statutory guidance.
The NELSIP will focus on the technical education and training requirements for the key sectors and associated service sectors identified by the Nort East Local Enterprise Partnership (NELEP) which have a significant presence in the South of Tyne region. The NELSIP will also identify cross-cutting themes and requirements relevant to employers across these and other sectors in the region.
Phase 1 of the NELSIP focuses on five interrelated sectors. Collectively, they have high socio-economic impact, common and transferable technical skills, and have potential to enable and realise high value regional growth, creating significant numbers of better jobs in the North East.
The NEAA is leading the development for the North East LSIP which is focused on the skills requirements of businesses located in the North East Combined Authority including Sunderland, Gateshead, South Tyneside, County Durham and the North of Tyne.
We will work closely with the Employer Representative Body developing the LSIP for adjacent regions in Tees Valley, as we appreciate that some sectors and businesses span the broader North East region.
“The North East Automotive Alliance are delighted to have been appointed to lead the development of the Local Skills Improvement Plan for the South of Tyne region. In recent years the NEAA has worked closely with our members in the Automotive and Advanced Manufacturing sector to understand their skills requirements. We now look forward to building on that work and collaborating with employer bodies from other key sectors in the region and local education and training providers to identify the actions needed to provide employers and local people with the skills needed in high-value jobs that are key to the long term economic success of our region.”
