Employment skills plan

When is one required?

An employment skills plan needs to be submitted with all applications for major indoor commercial development of 1,000 square meters or more.  

What must it include?

This plan should identify opportunities for the employment and skills development of local people associated with the implementation of the development proposal. This should demonstrate compliance with Policy EM3 (Employment Skills Plan) of the Cheltenham Plan. 

The ESP should cover any priorities that have been identified and agreed at an early stage through liaison with the council itself and local employment and skills agencies. We would expect the ESP to include targets which are in line with industry standard benchmarks for the particular size and type of construction proposed. Targets will likely relate to the jobs created at the construction phase of development as well as the jobs created after the development has been completed. We recommend using the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Client Based Approach.