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Sheffield
The learning skills council have made forecasts up until the year 2010. Their key findings for Sheffield are as follows:
  • Total employment is forecast to grow by 5,990. Key growth sectors will be Health, Banking and Insurance, Communications, Personal Services, Business Services and Education. Areas of employment decline are Energy and Utilities, Manufacturing, and Transport.
  • The majority of the employment growth will be in full-time employment, but there will also be a significant increase in the self-employed. Part-time employment will decline marginally.
  • Occupations that will increase in demand are Managers and Corporate Administrators, Clerical and Administrative Staff, Health Staff, Elementary Clerical, Caring and Sales Staff. Areas of occupational decline will be Skilled Manual Trades and Process Operators.
  • There will be an increased demand for individuals qualified to NVQ Level 2 and Level 4.
  • Replacement Demand for retirees will be a key issue for Sheffield. The forecast net replacement demand is 63,600 between 2002 –2010. Key hot spots will be Public Sector Technicians, Nursing Staff, Doctors, Professional Engineers and Scientists, Caring Staff, Culture and Media Technicians and Sales Staff.

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South Yorkshire has spawned from a collection of industrial towns and cities into an international business hub with forecast growth in a number of key business sectors like health, transport, wholesaling, business services, education and manufacturing.

The learning and skills council expect that approximately 16, 800 workers will need to be replaced annually until 2010 and that of the 13.5 million jobs expected to be filled by 2012, 50% are most likely to require graduates.

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