Statutory guidance

Local skills improvement plans

Statutory guidance for the development and review of local skills improvement plans (LSIPs).

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 August 2022
• Last updated: 10 November 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Local skills improvement plans

PDF, 360 KB, 39 pages

Details

This statutory guidance is for:

• employer representative bodies (ERBs)
• further education colleges
• sixth form colleges
• designated institutions
• independent training providers
• higher education institutions
• mayoral combined authorities and the Greater London Authority
• local enterprise partnerships
• local authorities

It sets out:

• the process for developing and reviewing a local skills improvement plan (LSIP), which is led by the designated ERB and in which relevant providers must co-operate
• the duties placed upon relevant providers once there is an approved LSIP in place

Information regarding guidance for stage 2 of LSIPs is available.

Published 1 August 2022
Last updated 10 November 2023 + show all updates

1. 10 November 2023

   Added a link to the guidance page for stage 2 of LSIPs for more information.

2. 19 October 2022

   Updated statutory guidance.

3. 1 August 2022

   First published.