About the HEY LSIP

Making skills work for Hull & East Yorkshire

The Hull & East Yorkshire Local Skills Improvement Plan (HEY LSIP) 2.0 is the region's employer-led strategy for ensuring people develop the skills needed for local jobs, businesses can access the talent they need to grow, and education and training remain responsive to the changing economy.

Led by the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce (the designated Employer Representative Body (ERB)), and working jointly with the Hull & East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA), HEY LSIP brings together employers, education and training providers, local authorities, VCSE sector and wider partners to create a more joined-up and demand-led skills system.

Covering the period 2026–2029, the Plan has been developed through extensive employer engagement, labour market intelligence and collaboration across the region. It aligns with the Hull & East Yorkshire Local Growth Plan, the Government's Industrial Strategy and Skills England's vision for a skills system that supports economic growth and opportunity for all.

Why HEY LSIP matters

Hull and East Yorkshire is entering a period of significant economic opportunity, with investment across clean energy, advanced manufacturing, ports and logistics, construction, digital technologies, agri-food, professional services and other priority sectors.

To realise this opportunity, employers need access to a workforce with the right technical skills, behaviours and capabilities.

HEY LSIP provides the framework for bringing employers and partners together to:

• Ensure skills provision reflects current and future workforce demand.
• Influence curriculum, qualifications and technical education.
• Improve progression from education into employment.
• Strengthen workforce development and lifelong learning.
• Support inclusive access to high-quality employment.
• Help businesses increase productivity, innovation and competitiveness.

Rather than focusing on individual qualifications alone, HEY LSIP takes a whole-system approach that connects employers, education, skills investment and economic priorities.

Our Vision

A collaborative, employer-led skills system that develops the workforce needed to drive sustainable economic growth across Hull and East Yorkshire.

Everything within HEY LSIP is centred around one principle:

Employers help shape the skills system so that education and training delivers the workforce our region needs - both now and in the future.