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Consultation process
Inverkip and Wemyss Bay: Community ConversationLearning in the Community
What learning opportunities do you feel are needed in Inverclyde for those who are looking to find work or progress their careers?
What learning opportunities would you like to see provided in your local community centres to help support the health and well-being of Inverclyde residents?
Local Perspective
Inverclyde has a range of challenges which learning in the community could impact upon:
- 18.4% of Inverclyde households are workless compared to 17.8% nationally
- 4.1% of Inverclyde residents are unemployed compared to 3.7% national
- Of those economically inactive 38.7% of those are long term sick compared to 32.7% in Scotland and 27.3% for the UK.
Statistics from NOMIS Stats 2024
- 12.2% of residents do not have a qualification compared to 8% nationally
- 2500 people are out of work in Inverclyde 5% compared to 2.5% nationally
- 75% of learners in ICT services are unemployed
(statistics from UK Government DWP 2020)
- 77% of young adults can complete foundation ICT skills in Scotland compared to 87% across UK
- 39% of adults can complete what is considered essential employment ICT skills compared to Holland which has 83% compliance
Statistics from Digital Education and Skills - A changing nation: how Scotland will thrive in a digital world - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
- 82% of jobs in Scotland require digital skills
- Jobs requiring digital skills pay on average 29% more than those that do not
- 75% of employers are finding that digital skills are a barrier to finding suitably skills employees
(Statistics from Digital Skills Workforce survey 2022)
Whilst at the Inverkip Community Hub on the 31/01/25 attendees made the following comments:
- 'More classes at local level across Inverclyde not just centralised.'
- 'More digital skills.'
- 'More trade learning to help people get jobs.'
- 'Inverclyde needs to share clubs equally too Inverkip doesn't get as much as others.'
Group of 2 females and one male at the Inverkip Church Warm Spaces:
Learning is accessible but more variety would be good.
Yoga used to be available, but that is no longer delivered.
There is good provision of exercise classes for younger people, but opportunities are more limited for older folk.
I use both the church and hub for Zumba classes its great having it in my community
Inverkip Church Warm Spaces 27/01/2025
Inverkip Primary Children use the hub for drama and dance academy
Have to pay to use football pitch only £1 but over school holidays can work out expensive
Inverkip Church Warm Spaces 27/01/2025
More Learning opportunities for young people would be good homework clubs etc
Inverkip Church Warm Spaces 27/01/2025
I dont attend any of the learning activities but use the library a lot at Inverkip Hub
Inverkip Church Warm Spaces 27/01/2025
There seems to be a good variety of learning and activities in both the church and at Inverkip Hub