Influencing LEPs The Black Country experience CSPs are we ready to do Business?

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1 Influencing LEPs The Black Country experience CSPs are we ready to do Business? 17 March 2014 Phil Calcutt Marketing Manager, BCC Ltd & BC LEP Simon Hall, Partnership Director

2 Agenda 1. Understanding the LEP role 2. Your Experience 3. The Black Country LEP Context 4. Why Sport has an Important Role to Play? 5. Sport s Contribution to LEP Priorities 6. Our LEP/CSP Priorities

3 What is a LEP? Local Enterprise Partnerships non-statutory bodies providing strategic leadership in their areas to set out local economic priorities and rebalance the economy towards the private sector. 39 LEPs in England functioning economic geography Chaired by business representatives

4 Structure LEP Boards are a partnership between: Local Business Higher Education Local Councils In Black Country 4 councils: Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton 1.1m population, 31,000 businesses

5 Remit Removing barriers to business growth Strategic planning Assisting business growth: Access to Finance - grants Skills development Sites & premises ready for business use Infrastructure - supporting transport & superfast broadband

6 A growing list Responsibilities Government is pushing more funds via LEPs Funding streams City Deals Skills College Capital Strategic Economic Plans

7 Funding Influencing European Funding new Programme 2014 to 2020 for the Black Country 150m (c177 euros) Bidding for a share of the Single Growth Fund 2bn available to 39 LEPs. This fund includes the only source for Transport Major schemes and Sustainable Transport schemes It is a competitive process It includes the source of Skills Capital eg all college rebuild needs It is currently Capital for 15/16 but hopes are it will have venue in future years. Commitment is for a minimum of 2bn to be available year on year for LEPs Strongly influencing freedoms and flexibilities for localities City deal Wave 1 focussed on the core cities Wave 2 c 18 cities invited including the BC This will be part of the Growth Deal Growing Places Capital resources pass ported to the LEP 14m to be used for loan and gap to support jobs growth. AMSCI fund set up between the greater Bham LEP BC Coventry and Liverpool to support Manufacturing- 25m Other funding targeted at LEP areas such as Big Lottery Talent Match & Opt in

8 Reality Check LEPs have strong boards, but busy people More virtual organisations than RDAs Limited LEP capacity & resources, with increasing expectations of delivery Key is aligning with councils and structures, but increasing council budget cuts Need to do things at local level Other funding bodies, e.g. Big Lottery are targeting funds at LEP areas

9 How to engage Synergies between CSP & LEP agendas Sport contribution to local growth: Place making, quality of life positioning Investment Entry level jobs & skills LEP Board members have portfolio roles, how does sport fit?

10 Group Exercise 1 What has been your engagement with LEPs? What has worked? What have been some of the challenges?

11 Black Country LEP The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership (BCLEP) aims to create the conditions for enterprise to flourish, resulting in greater economic prosperity across the Black Country area. It will do this through facilitation and co-ordination of actions by private, public and voluntary sector organisations with a focus on stimulating the drivers of economic development, education + skills development and infrastructure + environmental enhancements. Outcomes from these collective actions are focused on increasing the levels of employment, improving the levels of business operating within the area, modernization and diversifying the business base, and up skilling across the workforce, which will all contribute to the BCLEP s Key Performance Measure of closing the Black Country s Productivity gap.

12 LEPs - Opportunity & Challenge Removing the Barriers to Growth Black Country Strategy Initially - No cash no powers!..but things are changing. Black Country approach self motivated

13 UK Competitiveness Index RANK 1 City of London Solihull Manchester Birmingham 257 m Walsall 360 Sandwell Dudley Wolverhampton

14 Output Gap - 7.8bn Jobs + 1bn +1,453 Businesses +80,000 Degrees +26,000 Jobs

15 Strategic Economic Plan

16 Black Country Business

17 Black Country - England s LARGEST HVM Cluster & Global Supplier of Unique Products 20% 15% 1 in 5 90,000 Jobs 13% 5,000 Businesses 10% 5% 1 in 8 15% 8% 8% 0% Jobs Black Country Businesses UK 3.1bn UK GVA 48% Foreign Ownership

18 Access to Finance Black Country Bullet Global Opportunities Social Enterprise Raising Competitiveness

19 High Quality Employment Land High Quality Employment Land

20 Transformational Sectors Delivering the National Industrial Strategy Building Technologies Advanced Manufacturing Environmental Technologies Transport Technologies Business Services

21 Black Country Place

22 Transforming Place Growing Places Fund

23 Enabling Sectors Retail Visitor Economy Sports Public Sector Health

24 2013 Sector Infrastructure Developments Tata Steel Walsall College Business & Sports Hub GTG Training Centre Darlaston Access Dudley Archive Centre West Bromwich Leisure Centre

25 High Quality Employment Land High Quality Employment Land

26 Improving Connectivity

27 Raising Perceptions, Improving Communications

28 Sport & the LEP Agenda Why does sport need the LEP? Why does the LEP need sport? Simon Hall

29 Factors Influencing Black Country Investment Sport Offer 40% 35% Presence of an Industrial Cluster Labour Availability & Quality 10% General Business Environment 5% 10% Living Environment Infrastructure & Accessibility

30 Estimated Local Economic Impact 40,000-60,000* Estimated full return on investment without factoring in health benefit *Based on LSE British Cycling Economy assumptions and actual cycling frequency data from British Cycling programmes. This economic impact includes bike sales, accessories and cycling employment but excludes economic benefits from health

31 The Value of Sport in England

32 GeoPark Blue Infrastructure Aldersley Leisure Village Portway Leisure Centre University of Wolverhampton Bert Williams Leisure Centre Crown Copyright and database right [2012]. Ordnance Survey [ ] Tipton Leisure Centre

33 Skills Profile by Age Group, 2011

34 Non Technical Skills Career Opportunities Soft skills Engineering Analytical skills Leadership and people skills Literacy Reliability Flexibility CAD Design and CNC Programming Specialist product knowledge including manufacturing (e.g. sheet metal forming and coating) and repair Tool makers Welders Machinists

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36 Emerging Concerns & Themes in Person Specifications

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38 Black Country BeActive Partnership - NEETS prospectus

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40 Ben Jamie Chloe Tim 24,490 in Black Country 49,407 in Black Country 19,210 in Black Country 41,322 in Black Country Most Active Market Segments

41 Black Country Inward Investment 5,487,272 Nov 13 Access 0 Schools & School Games Up to 150 million School Games - 120,000 Satellite Clubs - 60,000 Satellite Clubs (Transition to Clubs) - 270,000 Primary School Premium 48,745 Whole Sport Plans (NGBs) over 450 million Black Country Priority 2013/14: swimming, football, athletics, cycling, badminton, cricket, rugby union, netball, basketball, boxing, canoeing, rowing, volleyball, judo, handball, weightlifting, wrestling, lacrosse, hockey, boccia CASH INVESTMENT 2013/14 = 196,600 FACILITY DEV ENGLAND HOCKEY ALV - 99,000 Black Country Priority 2014/15: gymnastics, table tennis, tennis, wheelchair basketball, Higher Education squash, wheelchair rugby A sporting habit for life Five Year Investment 2012/ /17 Improvement OLSC - 200,000 Facilities Up to 250 million Iconic 1,500,000 Inspired 938,936 Playing fields 158,715 New capital Rewards Governance Comm Sport Activation Fund 234,000 Further Education 268,398 Black Country Investment Over 250m CSPs: Core - 403,000 Coaching - 66,667 Sportivate 315,466 Sportmakers - 15,445 Club Leaders - 0 Disability 0 Street Games 70,000 Get On Track 37,390 Get Healthy 484,910 Market development

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43 Group Exercise 2 What are the actions that sport and the CSP offer to the LEP priorities

44 What Can Sport & CSPs offer?

45 Sport recognised as an enabling sector LEP value role skills, place, people, perception LEP need our networks CSP tasked to lead on Talent Match Bert Williams Leisure Centre JLR Sponsorship