Labour Market Information (LMI)

• How we can help
• Employers
  • Employer Consultation
  • National Occupational Standards
  • Designing Training programmes
  • Assessing the skills of your workforce
  • Writing Job Descriptions/Job advertisements
  • Undertaking staff appraisals
  • Research, Statistics and Skills Strategies
  • Labour Market Information (LMI)
  • Free recruitment service
• Employees
• Trainers
• Frameworks and strategies
• Marketing Opportunities

Skills for Security undertakes Labour Market Information (LMI) research for the UK security sector at local, regional and national levels. We gather information about:-

• The range of occupations and number of employers and employees
• Information about sectors in different UK countries or regions
• Workforce composition - gender, age profile, ethnic groups compared to total workplace population divide
• Working patterns - full time, part-time, temporary, self-employed, home-based
• Changes and advancements in sector occupations
• Skills and qualifications - the match between employer demand for certain skills and qualifications and those which exist within the workforce
• Legislative and political influences - such as industry regulation

View the Scotland LMI research (2009)

Northern Ireland LMI research (2009)

Undertaking LMI research assists us to better understand the security industry, including its needs and issues in relation to learning and professionalisation of the workforce, so that we can provide effective support.

We rely heavily on sector consultation and survey responses to create our LMI and would encourage you to participate in these activities.

Qualification Strategy

As part of the government's Vocational Qualifications Review Programme, Sector Skills Councils and Sector Skills Bodies are required to have a Qualification Strategy for their sector.

Skills for Security's Qualifications Strategy (QS) outlines the vision for the future of qualifications and learning in the security sector. It will drive the review and development of vocational qualifications, ensuring demand-led development of security qualifications across all four UK nations. A summary of the Qualifications Strategy can be viewed by clicking here.

The QS is based on research and employer consultation. Additional consultation has taken place with government departments, devolved administrations, industry and qualification regulatory authorities, awarding bodies, and representative bodies. The key points from our initial research can be viewed by clicking here.