Statutory guidance

Local skills improvement plans

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

Applies to England

Documents

Local skills improvement plans

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

  2. Updated statutory guidance.

  3. First published.