Local skills plan 2026 to 2029
This local skills plan for Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire.
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:
Optimise the talent pipeline
Enable career explorers to enter the sector workforce through a strong ecosystem of employers, education providers and streamlined processes.
Deliver employer-led inclusive learning
Develop training and qualifications aligned with employer skills needs and professional standards while promoting inclusive access to learning for people of all abilities.
Support the health and social care sector
Support health initiatives by strengthening collaboration between the health and social care and sport and physical activity sectors and delivering targeted training.
Supported and funded by Sport England and the National Lottery
Local skills accountability board
The Buckinghamshire 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 – Buckinghamshire: 2026–2029.
Board lead
Chair
Dr Kevin Campbell-Karn SFHEA, Associate Professor, Buckinghamshire New UniversityÂ
Board geographical area
This local skills plan focuses on the Buckinghamshire unitary authority area, including the former districts of Aylesbury Vale, Chiltern, South Bucks and Wycombe
While the ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire includes the unitary authority of Milton Keynes, a separate local skills accountability board covers this area and is developing its own plan.
Buckinghamshire sits within the Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West Integrated Care Board (BOB ICB) footprint, providing an important link between skills planning, health and care workforce priorities and wider population health outcomes.
