• The creative & digital sector in D2N2 is home to 5,615 businesses.
• There is high demand for specialist skills within the creative & digital industry, including for advanced digital skills. Employers require their employees to be up-to-date with the latest technological advances.
• Skills shortages tend to be concentrated in the digital sub-sectors, rather than the creative sub-sectors, of the industry.
• A key emerging opportunity for the creative & digital sector is to increase sector marketing and visibility

^{* Source: D2N2 LEP}

Find out more about creative & digital funded training in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire:

• D2N2 has 3,170 employing enterprises in the HSC sector with a roughly equal number of D2 and N2.
• It is a significant source of employment accounting for 12% of total D2N2 employment with almost 126,000 jobs.
• 88% of health sector establishments report that they have provided training for their employees in the proceeding 12 months compared to 67% in the local economy.
• Skills shortages are particularly prevalent within certain job roles. In the area, there is a need for more Advanced Clinical Practitioners, Registered Nurses (Band 5), Acute Medical Practitioners, Emergency Care and General Practice Specialists. Within Derbyshire there is a need for 100% more Advanced Clinical Medical Practitioners.

^{* Source: D2N2 LEP}

Find out more about health & social care funded training in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire

• The sector presents a variety of opportunities for both employment generation and to reduce carbon emissions within the D2N2 economy.
• However, recent research estimated that there were 35,000 jobs in the low carbon sector across the East Midlands in 2013 and the sector has experienced growth nationally since 2010.
• The significance of climate change and the low carbon economy is likely to present commercial opportunities for a significant proportion of the D2N2 business base either through the development and provision of low carbon goods and services, or through savings in areas such as energy or waste reduction, providing a market for local low carbon economy businesses.
• A skilled workforce is important for the success of the sector. Many jobs require hands-on and practical skills. However, typically low pay in the sector can act as a disincentive for the potential workforce. The sector struggles to recruit staff with higher level skills required for occupations such as shift managers and product development specialists.

^{* Source: D2N2 LEP}

Find out more about low carbon funded training in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire

• Skills shortages are prevalent within the sector, with shortages in occupations such as engineering technicians, welding roles and production managers. Industry experience is also a key requirement for many employers in the sector, along with knowledge of machinery, and experience in sales and repair.
• Technological change directly affects the skills required by the sector, with increasing requirements for higher levels of ICT skills, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD), and knowledge of specialist technologies.
• The Engineering and Transport Equipment Manufacturing Sector is home to over 22,000 businesses in the D2N2 area.
• Over 3,000 new rail engineering level 3 graduates (A level equivalent) are required just to maintain current skills levels. At least 7000 more level 4 advanced technicians will be required across the sector. HS2 will require 600 advanced rail engineering technicians (level 4-6+) each year from 2019 onwards.

Find out more about transport engineering & manufacturing funded training in Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire: