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The purpose of the National Strategic Skills Audit for Wales (NSSAW) 2012 is to provide insight and foresight to create a better-informed market for skills in Wales and to support a better balance between the skills needed and the skills available. This report builds on the first NSSAW 2011 and draws new employer survey data and economic projections together into a comprehensive synthesis of evidence on existing and emerging demand for, and supply of, skills in Wales. The report is able to take a relatively comprehensive and long-term perspective and identifies sectors for future growth and their future skills needs.

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First, this research aimed to gather relevant evidence in order to try to explain the apparent under-representation of learners declaring a learning difficulty and/or disability (LDD) in European Social Fund (ESF) Priority 2 and 5. In order to do this it specifically sought to: identify providers with high levels of LDD declaration; and identify success factors in improving LDD representation and levels of disclosure. Second, the work aimed to interpret the evidence into relevant actions and guidance to support the learning sector to address the apparent under-representation of learners with an LDD on ESF Priority 2 and 5 provision. More specifically to produce: internal guidance for the Skills Funding Agency to support and challenge the ESF Priority 2 and 5 and mainstream providers with which they work; and guidance for learning providers to increase engagement with people with LDD and encourage disclosure. There are therefore three outputs from this research. This report presents the evidence gathered from the various methodological strands.

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