North East

What are the main priorities for the North East?

North of Tyne LISP

The North of Tyne local skills improvement plan (LSIP) sets out agreed, actionable priorities that employers, providers and other stakeholders in the area can get behind to drive change. We have identified NCFE products that can help centres meet the general priorities in these areas:

Construction
Green Energy and Net Zero
Health and Social Care
Business and Professional Services
Culture, Creative, Tourism and Hospitality
Cross Cutting Themes

Tees Valley LISP

The Tees Valley local skills improvement plan (LSIP) sets out agreed, actionable priorities that employers, providers and other stakeholders in the area can get behind to drive change. We have identified NCFE products that can help centres meet the general skill priorities in these areas:

Green Energy/ Industrial Decarbonisation and Net Zero (Construction and Operational)
Health and Social Care
Business and Professional Services
Cross Cutting Themes (Digital Skills and Professional Development/Business Skills)

How can NCFE support the North East?

NCFE have a wide-ranging portfolio of qualifications that can support in the North-East, below we have broken down what we have identified as key qualifications that deliver to the LSIP agenda.

Sector specific qualifications

Sector	Level 2	Level 3
Green Energy and Net Zero	Climate Change and Environmental Awareness (603/5683/2)	Championing Sustainability in the Workplace (610/0143/0)
Health and Social Care	Health and Social Care (601/8854/6, 601/8855/8)	Health and Social Care (601/6108/5, 601/6109/7, 601/6110/3)
Business and Professional Services	Skills for Business (601/2624/3)	Management Skills and Knowledge (603/2998/1)
Culture, Creative, Tourism and Hospitality	Travel and Tourism (601/6266/1, 601/6267/3, 601/6268/5)	Travel and Tourism (603/4140/3, 603/4141/5, 601/7934/X, 601/7935/1, 601/7936/3)

General skills (level 1)

Mapping to units from Level 1 Employability Skills (601/4680/1, 601/4681/3) and Level 1 Occupational Studies (601/1086/7, 601/1087/9, 601/1088/0, 601/1089/2)

	NCFE Employability skills	NCFE Occupational Studies
Communication and customer service	Understanding your customers Business and customer awareness Using social media in the workplace Using online collaborative workplace tools Using telephones in the workplace	IT communication fundamentals Understanding business communication Developing customer service skills
Project management and teamwork	Taking part in a project Working in a team Working with colleagues Understanding conflict at work Meetings in the workplace	Working in a team Undertaking an enterprise project
Self-management, time management, and organisational skills	Setting yourself targets Managing your time	Time management skills
Confidence, creativity, adaptability, and resilience	Understanding mindset Understanding motivation Developing assertiveness Creative thinking Coping with change	Improving own learning and performance
Critical thinking, planning and problem solving	Problem solving at work	Problem solving at work
Business skills and interview techniques	Job and training search skills Job application skills Interview skills Writing a CV
Digital literacy	ICT for employment
Microsoft suite		Spreadsheet software Word processing software

General skills (level 2)

Mapping to units from Level 2 Employability Skills (601/4664/3, 601/4663/1) and Level 2 Occupational Studies (601/1497/6, 601/1424/1, 601/1423/X, 601/1425/3)

	NCFE Employability skills	NCFE Occupational Studies
Communication and customer service	Understanding your customers Business and customer awareness Presenting information Using online collaborative workplace tools Social media in the workplace	Communication skills for business Using email
Project management and teamwork	Managing a project Working in a team Dealing with conflict Working with colleagues Valuing and supporting others	Working in a team
Self-management, time management, and organisational skills	How to keep improving Setting your targets Managing your time
Confidence, creativity, adaptability, and resilience	Understanding mindset Understanding motivation
Critical thinking, planning and problem solving	Problem solving in a place of work Understanding innovation Creative thinking Understanding and coping with change	Problem solving in the workplace
Business skills and interview techniques	Job search skills Job application skills Interview skills
Digital literacy	ICT for employment	Improving productivity using IT
Microsoft suite		Spreadsheet software Presentation software Word processing software

Essential & Higher-level digital skills

	Digital skills
NCFE Entry Level 3 Essential Digital Skills 603/7119/5 NCFE Entry Level 3 Digital Functional Skills 610/2807/1 NCFE Level 1 Essential Digital Skills 603/7118/3 NCFE Level 1 Digital Functional Skills 610/2808/3	Basic digital skills
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Data Analysis 603/3916/0 NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Data 603/7882/7	Data literacy Data analysis Data analytics Data protection
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Coding 603/5854/3 NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Coding Practices 603/5793/9	Coding
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Cyber Security 603/5853/1 NCFE Level 3 Certificate in Cyber Security Practices 603/5762/9	Cyber security
NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Digital Customer Relationship Management (CRM) 610/0537/X NCFE Level 2 Diploma in IT User Skills 600/2012/X NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Digital Skills for Work 603/3114/8	General IT skills

General skills identified by sector

Note, a general skill here excludes all sector specific skills such as cooking, legal, and on-site skills.

	Workplace skills	Digital skills
Construction	Communication Teamwork Self-management Adaptability	Basic digital skills
Green Energy and Net Zero	Adaptability Collaboration Communication Self-management Value-driven	Data literacy Data analysis Coding
Health and Social Care	Face-to-face communication Telephone skills Written skills	General IT skills Excel skills
Business and Professional Services	Communication Client management skills Problem solving, fact finding and research skills Ability to interpret information Project management Confidence Creativity	Data analytics Excel skills Data protection Cyber security.
Culture, Creative, Tourism and Hospitality	Business skills Customer service Communication skills
Cross Cutting Themes	Communication Critical thinking Planning Problem solving Project management and planning Interpersonal skills Interview techniques Job application skills Teamwork Time management Organisational skills Confidence and resilience	Basic IT skills Microsoft suite Social media skills

Where is the information I need?

There are lots of different sites providing information on what is happening in the North East with different sectors supporting a wide range of businesses.

In the education sector there is great value in being part of the North East Learning Provider (NELP) network. You will work with like-minded providers who operate across the sectors from adult learning, apprenticeships, skills bootcamps and technical education.

The network share best practices and host regular members meetings with guest speakers and workshops that keep you informed on what is happening in the region.

Useful links

Other useful sites to visit include:

North East Local Enterprise Partnership (NELEP)

North of Tyne Combined Authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority

North East Local Skills Improvement Plan (NELSIP)

North East Automotive Alliance (NEAA)

North East Chamber of Commerce (NECC)

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