Skills and Post-16 Education Act 2022

after “required” insert “by employers or potential students”

after “required” insert “by employers or potential students”

at end insert “potential students resident in and”

at end insert— Matters to which the Secretary of State might have regard under subsection (5)(b) include the extent to which a local skills improvement plan will deliver the skills, capabilities or expertise required in the specified area to contribute towards national and regional strategies in respect of decarbonisation.”

leave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert— The employer representative body and relevant providers in a specified area must co-operate to develop a skills improvement plan for submission to the Secretary of State for approval and publication.

at end insert— Matters to which the Secretary of State must have regard in deciding whether to approve and publish a plan, include the extent to which the plan contributes to the achievement of—

after “circumstances” insert “including consideration of whether such future skills, capabilities or expertise would align with the achievement of the United Kingdom’s net zero target as contained in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (the target for 2050),”

leave out paragraph (c) and insert— draws on the views of post-16 education providers active in the specified area, including schools, further education institutions, community learning providers, specialist designated institutions and universities, and

after “body” insert “in partnership with local authorities, including the Mayoral Combined Authorities and further education providers”

at end insert “, and identifies actions that relevant providers can take to support—

at end insert “, and draws on and gives due regard to the priorities of other organisations in the locality, including coordinating careers information, advice and guidance provision across education providers and with relevant agencies, including Jobcentre Plus.”

after “employers” insert “, local authorities, and further education providers”

at end insert— All other post-16 education and training providers, including universities, school sixth forms, sixth form colleges, and adult and community learning providers, must also have due regard to the local skills improvement plan, as it relates to their provision.”

at end insert “including providers of designated distance learning courses that are undertaken by residents of the specified area.”

at end insert— The relevant provider and the employer representative body must have regard to the national plan for addressing the attainment gap under section (National plan for addressing the attainment gap).”

after “can” insert “reasonably”

at end insert— Guidance issued by the Secretary of State under subsection (5) is to be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”

In subsection (5A), at end insert— the goals of the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1528).”

At end insert “and the United Kingdom’s international and national legal commitments to biodiversity targets,”

after “area,” insert “including potential employers, start-up businesses and the self-employed,”

at end insert— When approving and publishing a local skills improvement plan under subsection (7), the Secretary of State must report on how such a plan has taken account of any national skills strategy, and consider to what extent such a plan aligns with the United Kingdom’s climate change and biodiversity targets.”

at end insert— Matters to which the?Secretary of State?must have regard, in deciding whether to approve and publish a plan, include the extent to which the plan contributes to the achievement of—

after “circumstances” insert “including consideration of whether such future skills, capabilities or expertise would align with the achievement of the United Kingdom’s net zero target as contained in section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (the target for 2050),”

at end insert “English-funded”

after “of” insert “English-funded”

at beginning insert “English-funded”

after “provides” insert “English-funded”

at end insert— In producing a local skills improvement plan, employer representative bodies must consider skills deficiencies in the local area in the following fields—

at end insert— The Secretary of State may approve and publish a local skills improvement plan only if satisfied that in the development of the plan due consideration was given to, amongst other things, the skills, capabilities or expertise required in relation to jobs that directly contribute to, or indirectly support, the following—

after “regard” insert “(including for the purposes of complying with subsection (5A))”

at end insert— the Secretary of State has consulted with the government departments responsible for business and local government, with a view to creating a nationally coherent and logical set of employer representative bodies.”

leave out subsection (6) and insert— A “local skills improvement plan”, in relation to a specified area, means a plan which—

after “manner,” insert “having regard, among other things, to relevant UK-wide standards developed by national employer groups,”

In paragraph (b)(iii), at end insert— bodies providing careers information, advice and guidance, including local careers hubs, and independent training providers, and”

at end insert— takes account of the work of national employer groups in setting and monitoring national standards, and”

After paragraph (d) insert— the food system,

at end insert— the body is composed of employers who demonstrate reputable practice in relation to equality and diversity in employment, including in relation to disability.”

at end insert— identifies actions to be taken to reduce the disability employment gap within the specified area.”

after “evidence,” insert “including the views of relevant community groups including those representing the interests of people with disabilities,”

at end insert— The relevant provider and the employer representative body must have regard to the national plan for addressing the attainment gap under section (National review and plan for addressing the attainment gap).”