Skills Gaps in Greater Manchester
In 2020, GMCA formed a new Skills Intelligence team that played a key role in informing and developing the Skills for Growth programme.
Supported by Skills for Growth – SME Support, the intelligence team spent time engaging with employers in the programme’s priority industries to understand the skills gaps and hard-to-fill vacancies in both large and small employers.
This information was then matched against existing skills provision across the city-region, in order to identify gaps in the current skills landscape and work to resolve these through commissioning innovative training opportunities.
The insights provided by the Skills Intelligence team were compiled into reports, which were then used to inform the design of new training workshops and courses.
A constant feedback loop was created to ensure the programme remained current and to inform next steps.
Summary Pack
GM Sector Insights Summary Pack - Winter 2023/24 (PDF, 1.1Mb)
Emergency Services
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Emergency Services (PDF, 1.1Mb)
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Emergency Services (Word, 1.5MB)
Financial, Business, and Professional Services
Green Economy
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Green Economy (PDF, 1.3Mb)
Education
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Education (PDF, 1.2Mb)
Hospitality
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Hospitality (PDF, 1.4Mb)
Life Sciences
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Life Sciences (PDF, 2.0Mb)
Construction
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Construction (PDF, 1.3Mb)
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Construction - Executive Summary (PowerPoint, 12.7Mb)
Health and Social Care
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Health and Social Care (PDF, 1.7Mb)
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Health and Social Care - Executive Summary (PowerPoint, 7.5Mb)
Manufacturing
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Manufacturing (PDF, 1.1Mb)
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Manufacturing - Executive Summary (PowerPoint, 2.8Mb)
Digital and Tech
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Digital - Executive Summary (PDF, 788Kb)
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Digital (PDF, 907Kb)
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Digital - Appendix A (Word, 992Kb)
FinTech
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - FinTech (PDF, 1.4Mb)
Low Carbon Buildings
Labour Market and Skills Intelligence Report - Low Carbon Buildings (PDF, 394Kb)
There will aspects of these documents which may not be fully accessible. If you would like support with any content please contact SkillsForGrowth@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
To understand these reports in more detail, please contact our Skills Intelligence Lead, Joe Crolla.
As part of our conversations with employers, we’ve also connected Greater Manchester businesses to existing provision such as apprenticeships support (internal web page), the Adult Education Budget (internal web page), the Good Employment Charter (internal web page) and Bridge GM (external web page), which ensures a more joined up skills and employment system.
Work and Skills Accessibility Statement
We are aware that there are documents in this section that are not fully accessible. We are investigating whether we can make them accessible and aim to complete this work by 30 September 2022.
If you need information on this website in a different format:
- Email enquiries@greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk
- Call 0161 778 7000
- Write Greater Manchester Combined Authority Broadhurst House 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU
We’ll consider your request and get back to you.