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Action Plan for Addressing Skills Gaps in Life Sciences

The Life Sciences Advisory Council is taking immediate action to resolve skill discrepancies between employers and universities. This initiative aims to address urgent skills gaps in the life sciences sector by implementing effective measures and strategies. Led by John Holton in September 2011, this action plan seeks innovative solutions to ensure that the workforce is well-equipped to meet the evolving demands of the industry.

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Action Plan for Addressing Skills Gaps in Life Sciences

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  1. Life Sciences Advisory Council Sub Groups

    John Holton September 2011
  2. Life Sciences Action Plan To address urgent need immediate action will be takento: resolve actions on skills signals across employers and universities     seek new ways to address urgent skills gaps deliver exemplar vocational pathways to higher education brokering laboratory placements In the medium term a broader series of actions for development are proposed: better utilisation of pathways to professional status embedding leadership and management articulate a clear vision of careers for the sector future skills demands of the bio-economy in general Sub Group Skills Signals Apprenticeships, Skills Signals Apprenticeships Placements Skills Signals, Apprenticeships SME offer Career Pathways EIF2 bid
  3. LAC Sub Groups Four sub groups Skills Signals Chair – Jackie Wilbraham, AZ Apprenticeships Chair – Lesley Earl, Huntington SME Offer Chair Tina Sawyer, Cogent Placements Chair - Malcolm Skingle, GSK Terms of Reference agreed for each sub group
  4. Skills Signals Objective: To develop a skills signalling mechanism for the Life Sciences Community. Initial focus is on Pharmaceuticals and medical biotechnology Actions Discussions with Employers across the Sector to map the landscape and establish need - graduate and postgraduate provision Funding sort through our EIF2 bid Developing an Outline Framework for agreement by Spring 2012 NHS, Emtrain, Vitae Researcher kite marking & graduate employability standards LSSB support provide input to action 1 feedback on draft framework
  5. Apprenticeships Objective: to provide pathways to a ‘professional technician’ Actions Launch a life sciences Foundation Degree November 2011 Develop a High Level Apprenticeship (HLA) Start date January 2012 Develop a HLA framework with various pathways Included in Cogent’s successful GIF bid LSSB support Direct engagement of Board members to the pilot HLA – 9 places Board members to promote take-up of the life sciences FD
  6. High Level Apprenticeship Framework
  7. SME Offer Objective: To develop a fit for purpose training offer for SME’s in the Life sciences Sector Actions Review the existing SME training and mentoring programmes, and develop a fit for purpose training offer funded by our successful EIF1 bid (7 workshops planned for autumn/spring) completion March 2012 Review the range of existing provision and work with providers to capture best practice and achieve value LSSB support Initiate involvement of SMEs (supply chain) to ensure the offer is truly value adding and will be taken-up
  8. Placements Objective: To develop a an increase in placements of various forms across the Life sciences sector Placements include: undergraduate, postgraduate, internships & academic/industry exchange programmes Actions Engagement with Professor Sir Tim Wilson Review of Industry engagement with Higher Education in October/ November 2012 To develop a viable placement offer test a placement proposal with employers Q4 2011 consider a GIF2 bid to develop the placement programme LSSB support to review the placement proposal and feedback
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