Opportunities

Demography

Cheshire & Warrington has a population of 861,411 across an area containing a mixture of rural and urban communities. The population is expected to continue its recent growth to reach 893,250 by 2006.

The Learning and Skills Council is responsible for encouraging Lifelong Learning up to and beyond retirement. The total 16+ population is expected to grow by 3% between 2001 and 2006 and by 4% to 2011. However, this growth is largely confined to the postretirement age population.

Source: Cheshire County Council, Warrington Borough Council Population Reports.

Employment Trends

In all areas of employment there is a growing need for people with the right skills to do the job. Many changes have taken place in the way people work. For example, the idea of a job for life has largely disappeared. People are now likely to move from job to job, learning new skills throughout their lives.

Recruitment Forecasts - Planning For The Future

When considering career ideas, people often take into account what types of jobs are likely to be employing more people in the future. Although it is difficult to predict all changes, click here to see research for the trend in jobs from now until 2009. One common aspect within the sectors shown, is that people with specialist knowledge and skills will be more in demand. This means that up to date qualifications and skills will be even more important in the future.

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Occupation	Forecast to 2009
Managers/ Senior Officia	This type of job is expected to grow strongly especially for specialist managers in private commercial firms
Professionals e.g. Engineers, Doctors, Dentists, Teachers, Lawyers, Chartered Accountants, Architects, Librarians	All professional areas are expected to grow but thehighest growth is expected for those in business orthe public sector, especially in finance.
Associate Professionals e.g. Nurses, Computer Analysts, Legal Executives, Personnel Officers, Quantity Surveyors	Growth is expected in all areas of this wide groupof jobs, especially in areas related to business andfinance and computers.
Personal Service Occupations e.g. Armed Forces, Police, Childcare, Hair & Beauty, Catering, Travel Services	This area is all about services to customers whether protecting them or offering an aspect of personal care. The prediction is that females will benefit most from the growth of jobs in this sector, especially in the areas of personal care and looking after children.
Sales	Although there are expected to be more jobs in this area, which will benefit those with good customer care skills, the growth is less than that in theother job sectors mentioned above.
Clerical & Secretarial Occupations	This has always been a strong area of growth, however, the impact of IT has meant a decline in clerical jobs which do not involve specialisms.
Skilled Trade Occupations e.g. skilled construction, skilled engineering, textiles, metal forming	Almost all job areas in this sector are predicted tohave fewer new openings, especially in metal andelectrical trades. However, in areas such as engineering, where the workforce is mature and a lot of retirements are predicted, there will be a demand for younger employees.
Plant and Machine workers e.g. assemblers, machinery operatives	The biggest downturn is expected in machine operators who work in factories and on construction sites.
Elementary occupations e.g. labourers, cleaners, porters	Job reduction is predicted to be greatest in this sector especially in areas of manufacturing and mining.