The LSIP provides a summary of:
• The key sectors driving the economy and future growth
• The main skills challenges facing employers
• Current activity and collaboration across employers, providers and local partners
• Priority actions to improve access to training and strengthen workforce development
• Opportunities linked to major investments and emerging industries
For Somerset, the LSIP highlights the priorities linked to Somerset’s distinctive economy, including agri-food and land stewardship, visitor and cultural sectors, low carbon energy, high-value manufacturing, digital and data, construction, transport and logistics, and health and care, while also recognising the importance of essential skills, employability and work readiness in helping people move into and progress within local jobs.
The LSIP is an important resource to keep you updated on the evolving skills landscape in Somerset.
We hope you find it informative and useful.
Somerset Chamber of Commerce is proud to help shape the 2026 Local Skills Improvement Plan, ensuring it reflects the real needs of businesses across the county. This plan sets out a shared commitment: to equip people with the skills they need, enable businesses to grow and compete and support a resilient, inclusive economy for Somerset. We look forward to continuing to work with partners across the system to turn these priorities into reality.
Since their inception in 2021, the LSIPs have given employers a stronger voice in shaping local skills priorities. These reports are not an end point; they are a platform for continued action. Employers have been clear about the skills, behaviours and training access they need to grow, adapt and invest with confidence. Our role now is to help keep those conversations alive, strengthen collaboration across the system, and ensure local skills delivery continues to respond to real economic need.