This meeting took place on 21 January 2014. Read the transcript here.
The London Assembly’s Economy Committee will tomorrow examine how proposed government policy changes will affect apprenticeship schemes in the capital and what more the Mayor and Greater London Authority should do to support apprenticeships in London.
In London, just 0.9 per cent of jobs are apprenticeships, compared to 2.1 per cent of jobs within the UK. The Committee is investigating why this is and what more can be done to boost numbers in the capital.
Stephen Knight, Economy Committee Chair kicked-off the Committee’s investigation into London’s apprenticeships with a visit to Brigade Restaurant on 8 January 2014, to work alongside its apprentices and learn first-hand how apprentices bring value to London's workforce and economy [1].
The Committee will question the following guests,
- Ian Ashman, Principal of Hackney Community College and co-chair of the Association of Colleges London
- Jack Morris OBE, Chairman of Business Design Centre Group and Co-Chair London Enterprise Panel Skills and Employment sub-group
- Jon Thorn, Head of Business Development for London and the South East, Skills Funding Agency/National Apprenticeships Service
- Dr Tristram Hooley, University of Derby
- Fiona Fletcher Smith, Executive Director-Development, Greater London Authority Regeneration
- Representative from CBI London
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 21 January from 10am in Committee Room 5 at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
Media and members of the public are invited to attend. The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.
Notes:
- Economy Committee launched its apprenticeship investigation by speaking with apprentices from Brigade Restaurant, who are completing the United Kitchen programme run by Beyond Food in partnership with Brigade Restaurant and Babcock International training providers.
- Stephen Knight AM, Chair of the Economy Committee, is available for interview. See contact details below.
- As well as investigating issues that matter to Londoners, the London Assembly acts as a check and a balance on the Mayor.