Research Reports

The Semta research department have a history of strong collaborations with employers, trade associations, government departments and agencies. Key areas of expertise are labour market research, government data sources and information on skills and recruitment issues, productivity and training. The department have a strong input into the extensive work involved in developing the Sector Skills Agreements for the sectors that Semta represents.

The most recent full versions of the Sector Skills Agreements are available for download here.

Current research work.

Producing and consulting on a collection of sector fact sheets to show key information for each sector.

Published reports and research

Report / paper title	Sectors covered	Date of publication	Summary or full report	UK/Nation
UK Science Industries (Bioscience) Full Report Detailed Science industries (Bioscience) report setting out the skill needs, current provision and future projections for the industry.	Science	July 2010	Full	UK
UK Science Industries (Bioscience) Factsheet Two page summary of the key findings from the main Science industries (Bioscience) report that is now published.	Science	June 2010	Information sheet	UK
Skills and the future of Engineering Each year, Sector Skills Councils produce reports highlighting the key issues affecting their sector and the skills implications for their employers. Semta's 2009 UK Sector Skills Assessments for Engineering in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are now available.	Engineering	March 2010	Full	England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
The 2009 Labour Market Survey of the Lifesciences, Pharamaceuticals, Biotechnology and Medical Devices Sector During November 2009, Semta and Cogent joined forces to conduct a research survey to seek the opinions of employers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. This focussed on gaining a better understanding of how recruitment, skills, training and Continuing Professional Development affect business performance in the Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Medical Devices Sectors. The results of the research, built on a telephone survey of 380 employers conducted by BMG Research, are published here	Science	31 March 2010	Full	UK England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Skills and the future of UK Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies Each year, Sector Skills Councils produce reports highlighting the key issues affecting their sector and the skills implications for their employers. Semta's 2009 UK Sector Skills Assessment summary and full reports are now available.	Science, Engineering, Manufacturing	March 2010	Full	UK
Advanced Manufacturing These reports were commissioned by BIS with Semta being responsible for co-ordinating and producing the advanced manufacturing report with a group of other Sector skills councils. Semta also contributed to the following reports, click to download: Engineering Construction Life Science and Pharmaceuticals Low Carbon Economy	Advanced Manufacturing	March 2010	Full	UK
Sector Skills Agreements Research reports to support the action plans for the sector skills agreements are available for Aerospace, Electronics and Automotive, Marine, Bioscience and Metals, Mechanical, Electrical sectors. The reports contain employer views on the skills needed to maintain and expand their businesses as well as desk research related to the educational and training landscape for these particular sectors. Analysis of the gaps between the supply and skills needs, forms the basis of the action plans agreed across the four nations.	Aerospace Electronics and Automotive Marine Bioscience Metals, Mechanical and Electrical	See main web page for dates	Full	UK England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Some reports available for England at regional level.
Engineering Skills Balance Sheet reports 2008 The Skills Balance Sheets aim to demonstrate for each sector in each Nation and English Region, the range and level of skills in its labour force that are necessary to achieve productivity at internationally competitive levels.	Engineering	2008	Summary Full reports available on application.	England England Regions Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Summary of the The National Employers Skills Survey 2007 The National Employers Skills Survey 2007 (NESS07) is the fourth national employers skills survey commissioned by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) (Report published 2008). This document is a summary of responses from Semta employers.	Science Engineering	2007	Summary	England
2006/7 Labour Market Survey of GB Engineering Sectors This report is the initial result of 5129 employer interviews conducted by telephone between December 2006 and February 2007. It contains data to provide a GB wide picture of employment in the Engineering Sectors and provide an informed overview of labour market issues with particular focus on recruitment, skills and training.	Engineering	2006/2007	Full report	England England Regions Scotland Wales

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