Local skills plan 2025 to 2028
This local skills plan for Doncaster sets out the key actions that sector stakeholders within the region are committed to delivering.
Created by using a range of insight and data, the plan reflects the current needs of education providers, employers and other key organisations in the sport and physical activity space in Doncaster.
It aligns with broader regional strategies and initiatives to contribute to a healthy and active community supported by a representative, inclusive and skilled workforce.
The plan is divided into the following recommendations:
Integrate with health and care
Build a skilled and trusted workforce to integrate physical activity into health and care systems for effective long-term condition prevention, treatment and recovery.
Align education with industry
Align Doncaster’s sport and physical activity education system with local community and business needs, providing students with industry-specific experience to be job-ready for the sector.
Raise awareness and accessibility
Raise awareness and accessibility of, and employability for, sport and physical activity careers to boost recruitment.
Supported and funded by Sport England and the National Lottery
Local skills accountability board
The Doncaster Sport and Physical Activity Sector Local Skills Accountability Board (LSAB) is a collaboration between employers, education providers and other skills and sector partners.
It is managed by the sector’s chartered professional body – CIMSPA. The project is supported and funded by Sport England.
The board’s work is now centred on delivering its sport and physical activity sector local skills plan – Doncaster: 2025–2028.
Board leads
Chair: Chris Wright, Head of Health and Leisure, Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust
Board member organisations
Board geographical area
The Doncaster Local Skills Accountability Board works within the boundaries of the City of Doncaster Council, a metropolitan borough with city status in South Yorkshire.
It includes the city of Doncaster, as well as the surrounding suburbs and many towns and villages, with a total population of 308,000. It is the largest metropolitan borough in England by area.
