Transparency data

Local skills improvement fund awards: 2023 to 2025

Updated 10 November 2023

Applies to England

North-east

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
North East	North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA) Limited	£3,637,178	East Durham College	City of Sunderland College, New College Durham, Gateshead College, Bishop Auckland College, Derwentside College, Tyne Coast College, University of Sunderland, Learning Curve Group Limited, N A College Trust Limited	Engineering and Manufacturing, Health and Social Care, Green Construction, Digital
North of Tyne	North East England Chamber of Commerce	£2,500,000	Northumberland College (City of Sunderland College)	NCG, Tyne Coast College, University of Newcastle, University of Northumbria, SORA Services Limited, Blyth Harbour Commissioners	Engineering and Manufacturing, Health and Social Care, Green Construction, Digital
Tees Valley	North East England Chamber of Commerce	£2,498,970	Darlington College	The Education Training Collective, Middlesborough College, Hartlepool College of Further Education, Learning Curve Group Limited, City of Sunderland College	Health and Social Care, Green Skills, Green Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing

North-west

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Cheshire and Warrington	South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry	£2,491,510	Cheshire College South & West	Reaseheath College, Warrington & Vale College, Macclesfield College, University of Chester, Priestley College, BPP Professional Education Limited, Richmond Training Academy Limited, Cogent SSC Limited	Health and Social Care, Engineering and Manufacturing, Digital, Construction, Life Sciences
Cumbria	Cumbria Chamber of Commerce	£2,499,989	Lakes College	Kendal College, Furness College, The University of Cumbria, Genii Engineering & Technology Training Limited, NCG, Newton Rigg College, SP Training	Engineering and Manufacturing, Construction, Land-based, Visitor Economy, Digital
Greater Manchester	Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce	£8,488,967	Wigan & Leigh College	Bolton College, Bury College, Hopwood Hall College, LTE Group, Salford City College, Tameside College, The Oldham College, Wigan & Leigh College, The Trafford College Group, Holy Cross College, Oldham Sixth Form College, Winstanley College, Xaverian College, Aquinas College, St John Rigby RC Sixth Form College, ADA, Greater Manchester IoT, Bolton Sixth Form College	Construction, Digital, Health and Social Care, Engineering and Manufacturing, Green Skills
Lancashire	North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce	£4,450,145	Myerscough College	Preston College, Burnley College, Blackburn College, Blackpool & Fylde, The Blackpool Sixth Form College, Cardinal Newman College, Lancaster and Morecambe College, Nelson and Colne College, Runshaw College, NCG	Green Skills, Construction, Energy, Transport, Digital (including AI), Catering and Hospitality, Agriculture
Liverpool City Region	Liverpool City Region Chamber of Commerce	£4,585,513	The City of Liverpool College	St Helens College, Hugh Baird College, Southport College, Wirral Metropolitan College, Riverside College	Green Construction, Green Skills, Manufacturing and Engineering, Transport and Logistics, Digital

Yorkshire and the Humber

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Hull and East Yorkshire	Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce	£2,499,999	Bishop Burton College	TEC Partnership, Hull College, Wyke Sixth Form College, Wilberforce College, Humberside Engineering Training Association Limited	Agri-Tech, Digital (including AI and Robotics), Engineering and Manufacturing, Construction, Health and Social Care
South Yorkshire	Doncaster Chamber of Commerce	£4,257,817	Barnsley College	The Sheffield College, RNN Group, DN Colleges Group, Northern College, Sheffield Hallam University, Communicaion Specialist College, The University of Sheffield	Digital, Green Construction
West Yorkshire	West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce	£6,978,048	Calderdale College	Bradford College, Kirklees College, Leeds College Of Building, Luminate Education Group, Shipley College, Heart Of Yorkshire Education Group, West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges, Notre Dame Sixth Form College, Greenhead College, The Skills Network Limited, Northern College, Total Training Provision Limited, Springfield Training Limited, Textile Centre of Excellence	Construction, Creative Industries, Digital, Engineering and Manufacturing, Health and Social Care, Financial and Professional Services
York and North Yorkshire	West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce	£2,500,000	York College	Askham Bryan College, Craven College, Darlington College, Heart Of Yorkshire Education Group, TEC Partnership, York College, West Yorkshire Learning Providers Ltd	Health and Social Care, Digital

East Midlands

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
D2N2 (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire)	Federation of Small Businesses	£6,604,099	Nottingham College	DCG, RNN Group, West Nottinghamshire College, Burton & South Derbyshire College, Chesterfield College, Lincoln College, Futures Advice, Skills and Employment Limited	Digital, Green Skills
Greater Lincolnshire	Federation of Small Businesses	£3,547,293	TEC Partnership	Boston College, DN Colleges Group, Franklin College, Grantham College, Inspire Education Group, John Leggott Sixth Form College, Lincoln College, Bishop Burton College, Humberside Engineering Training Association Limited, HCF Catch Limited	Engineering and Manufacturing, Construction, Digital
Leicester and Leicestershire	East Midlands Chamber of Commerce	£3,067,331	Leicester College	North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, Loughborough College, The SMB Group	Engineering and Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics, Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Green Skills, Green Construction, Digital
South-East Midlands	Northamptonshire Chamber of Commerce (incorporating Milton Keynes Chamber)	£5,208,930	Milton Keynes College	West Herts College, Bedford College, Moulton College, Northampton College	Green Skills, Digital, Green Construction, Health and Social Care, Logistics, Agri-Tech, Engineering and Manufacturing

West Midlands

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire	Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry	£3,231,734	Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group	Burton and South Derbyshire College, University of Derby, City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College, Newcastle and Stafford Colleges Group, South Staffordshire College, Stoke On Trent College	Engineering & Manufacturing
The Marches	Shropshire Chamber of Commerce	£ 2,489,864	Telford College	Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College, Shrewsbury Colleges Group, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Group Training Association Limited, In-Comm Training and Business Services Limited, Hereford College of Arts, SBC Training Limited	Engineering and Manufacturing, Green Skills, Green Construction
West Midlands	Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce	£10,304,523	Solihull College and University Centre	Dudley College of Technology, Birmingham Metropolitan College, Halesowen College, Fircroft College of Adult Education, Warwickshire College Group, City of Wolverhampton College, Sandwell College, South and City College Birmingham, Walsall College, Coventry College, North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College, Joseph Chamberlain College, Primary Goal, Manufacturing Technology Centre Training Limited, Queen Alexandra College, Hereward College, Black Country and Marches IoT, Greater Birmingham and Solihull IoT, University College Birmingham	Engineering and Manufacturing, Green Construction, Digital
Worcestershire	Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce	£2,451,994	Kidderminster College (NCG)	Heart of Worcestershire College, Warwickshire College	Agriculture, Digital, Green Construction

East

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough	Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce	£2,498,880	Cambridge Regional College	Inspire Education Group, The College of West Anglia, West Suffolk College, Long Road Sixth Form College, Hills Road Sixth Form College	Green Construction, Green Engineering & Manufacturing, Digital, Life Sciences
Essex, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock	Essex Chamber of Commerce	£5,557,549	Harlow College	Chelmsford College, Colchester Institute, New City College, South Essex College of Further and Higher Education, The Sixth Form College Colchester, USP College, Abberton Rural Training, Crown Vocational Training Limited, TCHC Group Limited, Thelightbulb Ltd	Green Skills, Digital, Creative and Cultural, Green Construction, Health and Social Care, Education, Engineering and Manufacturing
Hertfordshire	Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce	£3,106,962	West Herts College Group	Hertford Regional College, North Hertfordshire College, Oaklands College	Digital, Green Construction, Health and Care, Creative Industries, Life Sciences
New Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk)	Norfolk Chamber of Commerce	£4,754,381	Suffolk New College	East Coast College, West Suffolk College, City College Norwich, The College of West Anglia, East Norfolk Multi Academy Trust, University of Suffolk	Cross-sector Digital Skills in Agri-Tech, Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing

Central London

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Central London Forward	Business LDN (formally London First)	£6,734,535	New City College	The WKCIC Group, South Thames Colleges Group, South Bank Colleges, United Colleges Group, NCG, Morley College Limited, Christ the King Sixth Form College, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, ADA National College for Digital Skills, St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College, Access Creative College, Working Men’s College Corporation, The Brooke House Sixth Form College, Mary Ward Settlement	Green Construction, Cross-sector Digital Skills in Creative Industries and Health and Care
Local London	Business LDN (formally London First)	£6,540,771	London South East Colleges	Newham College, Capel Manor College, Barnet and Southgate College, Waltham Forest College, Barking and Dagenham College, New City College, Capital City College, Newham Sixth Form College, Leyton Sixth Form College, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, Greenwich University, University of East London, Ravensbourne University, Quantum Group, Mary Ward Centre	Digital, Green Skills
South London Partnership	Business LDN (formally London First)	£1,205,140 *the funding for this area is not finalised and is subject to change	South Thames Colleges Group	Croydon College, East Surrey College, HRUC, Richmond and Hilcroft Adult and Community College, Sutton College	Green Construction, Digital, Education and Childcare, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
West London Alliance	Business LDN (formally London First)	£4,775,102	Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge College	Capel Manor College, Stanmore College, West Thames College, Barnet and Southgate College, Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College, United Colleges Group, St Dominic’s Sixth Form College	Health and Care, Creative Industries, Transport and Logistics, Food and Drink Manufacturing

South-east

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, West Sussex	Sussex Chamber of Commerce	£4,548,009	Chichester College Group	Bexhill College, Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, Chichester College Group, The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, East Sussex College Group, Plumpton College, Varndean College	Construction, Creative and Cultural, Digital, Engineering and Manufacturing, Health and Social Care, Land-based, Visitor and Hospitality
Buckinghamshire	Buckinghamshire Business First	£2,457,409	Buckinghamshire College Group	Milton Keynes College, Buckinghamshire New University	Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing, Health and Social Care
Enterprise M3 LEP (including all of Surrey)	Surrey Chamber of Commerce	£5,984,907	Sparsholt College Hampshire	Activate Learning, Basingstoke College of Technology, Brooklands College, East Surrey College, Farnborough Sixth Form College, Havant & South Downs College, Nescot, Queen Mary’s College, Sparsholt College, The Windsor Forest Colleges Group, Woking College, University of Winchester	Creative Industries, Engineering and Manufacturing, Digital, Business and Administration
Kent and Medway	Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce	£5,012,704	MidKent College	EKC Group, North Kent College	Health and Social Care, Digital, Green Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing
Oxfordshire	Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group	£2,490,813	Activate Learning	Abingdon and Witney College, The Henley College, Ruskin College	Green Skills, Construction, Digital, Engineering and Manufacturing, Electric Vehicles, Life Sciences
Solent	Hampshire Chamber of Commerce	£2,416,479	Fareham College	Isle of Wight College, Havant and South Downs College, Brockenhurst College, City of Portsmouth College, Itchen College, Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, Lighthouse Learning Trust, South Coast IoT, PETA Ltd, HTP Apprenticeship College, UTC Portsmouth	Creative industries, Transport and Logisitics, Health and Social Care
Thames Valley Berkshire	Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Group	£2,495,195	Activate Learning	The Windsor Forest Colleges Group, Newbury College	Green Construction, Electric Vehicles, Digital, Engineering and Manufacturing, Creative Industries, Business and Administration

South-west

Area	Endorsing Employer Representative Body (ERB)	Funding approved	Lead applicant	Delivery partners	Sector or technology focus
Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly	Federation of Small Businesses	£2,500,000	Truro and Penwith College	Cornwall College, Cornwall Marine Network Limited, Focus Training Limited	Green Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing, Marine
Dorset	Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry	£2,500,000	Bournemouth & Poole College	Weymouth College, Kingston Maurward College	Green Construction, Engineering and Manufacturing
G First (Gloucestershire)	Business West Chamber of Commerce	£2,500,000	South Gloucestershire and Stroud College	Gloucestershire College, Hartpury College of Further Education, Cirencester College, Weston College of Further and Higher Education	Construction, Digital, Agri-tech
Heart of the South-West	Devon & Somerset Local Skills Improvement Plan	£5,061,145	Bridgwater & Taunton College	Exeter College, City College Plymouth, Yeovil College, South Devon College, Cornwall College, Strode College, PETROC	Digital, Green Skills, Engineering and Manufacturing
Swindon and Wiltshire	Business West Chamber of Commerce	£2,500,000	Wiltshire College & University Centre	Wiltshire College and University Centre, New College Swindon	Green Construction, Digital, Health and Social Care, Green, Engineering and Manufacturing
West of England and North Somerset	Business West Chamber of Commerce	£2,981,196	West of England Institute of Technology	Bath College, City of Bristol College, St Brendan’s Sixth Form College, South Gloucestershire and Stroud College, Weston College of Further and Higher Education, Yeovil College	Digital, Health and Social Care, Green Construction, Creative Industries