The panel shapes and influences employment and skills support to meet the needs of employers and communities in Greater Lincolnshire.

Created in 2008/09, the Employment and Skills Advisory Panel provides expertise and advice to the LEP on the skills agenda, leading work on the evidence base, influencing nationally designed schemes so they works for local areas,  providing an employer voice into the skills system and governance to delivery programmes such as the Careers Hub and Skills Bootcamps. 

The panel comprises volunteers representing employers, the public sector, and training organisations. It is employer-led to ensure that our work is driven by the needs of employers and that future skills provision meets the needs of employers and the local economy. Our volunteer board members act individually to champion our aspirations and raise awareness of the board's initiatives amongst other employers and providers.

The panel establishes short-life working groups to achieve some of its ambitions, providing a small focus group of interested members to tackle specific topics.

In addition to recruited members shown below, a number of public sector officers attend the panel in a supporting capacity.  They are: Amanda Bouttell (West Lindsey District Council), Graham Metcalfe (Department for Work and Pensions), Amy Gresham or Karen Linton (North East Lincolnshire Council),  Sarah Johnson (North Lincolnshire Council), Lee Douglas (Greater Lincolnshire LEP) and Natalie Poole (Greater Lincolnshire LEP)

If you are interested in the work of the Employment and Skills Advisory Panel please contact the Chair, or the LEP's Employment & Skills Executive Manager, Clare Hughes on greaterlincslep@lincolnshire.gov.uk.