Skills Needs Analysis for Environmental Industries in the East

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Midlands

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ECOTEC Research & Consulting Limited

2002

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Contents

Summary

1.0 Introduction 1

1.1 Background 1

1.2 Study brief and approach 1

1.3 Study scope 2

1.4 Report structure 2

2.0 What is the environmental industries sector? 4

2.1 Sector size and definition 4

2.2 Environmental industries markets 5

3.0 The East Midlands environmental industries sector 10

3.1 Environmental companies in the East Midlands 10

3.2 Sub-sectors 11

3.3 Company size 12

3.4 Regional distribution 14

3.5 Workforce qualifications 14

3.6 Workforce trends 16

3.7 Workforce expansion trends 17

3.8 Recruitment methods 18

3.9 Staff shortages 18

4.0 Skills needs in the East Midlands environmental industries sector 20

4.1 Trends in skills needs 20

4.2 Company skills reviews 22

4.3 Skills needs - environmental 23

4.4 Skills needs - non-environmental 26

4.5 Skills needs - export-related 29

4.6 Training 29

4.7 Satisfaction with training provision in the region 33

5.0 Regional training provision 35

5.1 Environmental training provision in East Midlands universities 35

5.2 Training offered 35

5.3 Publicity and information provision 39

5.4 Links with industry 40

6.0 National training provision 49

6.1 Teaching Company Scheme 49

6.2 Graduate Apprenticeships 49

6.3 Business Link / SBS 50

6.4 Chambers of Commerce 53

6.5 Trade and professional associations 53

6.6 Groundwork 53

6.7 Investors in People (IIP) 54

7.0 Regional comparison 56

7.1 Regional environmental sectors 56

7.2 Skills needs analyses 57

8.0 Analysis - Environmental industries 62

8.1 Framework for skills evaluation 62

8.2 Impact of key market drivers 64

8.3 SWOT evaluation 68

9.0 Rural industries 72

9.1 Company identification 72

9.2 Questionnaire and survey response 72

9.3 Employment trends in the rural industries 73

9.4 Skills changes in the rural industries 74

9.5 Skills and training in the rural industries 74

9.6 Links between the rural industries and training providers 78

9.7 Satisfaction with regional training provision 79

9.8 Summary 80

10.0 Conclusions 81

10.1 The environmental industries sector in the East Midlands 81

Regional and national training provision 83

10.2 The rural industries sector in the East Midlands 83

11.0 Recommendations 85

11.1 Encouraging competitiveness and innovation 85

11.2 Business support 85

11.3 Company education and training 86

11.4 Regional training 87

11.5 Business links with regional training provision 87

11.6 Career opportunities in the environmental sector 88

11.7 Links with national skills and training initiatives 89