Local / regional decision-makers

3.

Weak employer participation

Employers are not meaningfully involved in shaping or supporting training pathways.

STRATEGIC DIAGNOSTIC QUESTION

Are local employers co-designing pathways?

Measures whether employers contribute to programme design and implementation. Structured employer dialogue helps ensure pathways reflect real job profiles and current workforce needs.

RECOMMENDATION

Deepen partnerships

If yes, build on employer engagement and formalise partnerships.

RECOMMENDATION

Formalise employer-led Lab partnerships

Use Labs to structure employer involvement in pathway design.

Key Policy Actions

Sectoral roundtables

Create structured forums for employer co-design and feedback.

Key Policy Tools

Chambers; employer associations

Employer bodies and partnership mechanisms driving engagement.

EXAMPLE TYPE

Employers help design Lab training pathways based on real job profiles they need to fill.

<p>Demonstrates employer influence on relevant pathway design.</p>

EXAMPLE

Back to local level

Select another role

National-level decision-makers

Employers