Inclusive Talent Strategy

We are establishing an employer-led talent system that gives businesses a stronger role in shaping training. This will make it easier for employers to find the talent they need, ensure provision is more responsive to the needs of London’s economy, and help drive inclusive growth. 

Employers will be in the driving seat of London’s inclusive talent system, ensuring we are delivering the right skills to grow the economy and meet the needs of London’s labour market. 

We will better connect London’s skills, employment, health and careers services so that Londoners find it easier to access the skills and training they need and meet the diverse needs of all Londoners. This will help more people access the right learning, progress into good work, and continue developing their skills throughout their careers.

By joining-up London’s skills and employment sector, working with key partners across London government, skills, employment and health, we will make it easier for Londoners to find the right training and employment path for them. 

We want London to be the most attractive place in the world for talent, regardless of background. By working to address the barriers that stop people from entering and staying in good work, London will better retain its talent. This will improve working conditions for Londoners, increase our employment and retention rates, and support Londoners to thrive. We will tackle the barriers to retaining talent by ensuring Londoners are getting paid a fair wage, have progression opportunities and can access the support they need to stay in work. 

This will help deliver the ambitions of the London Growth Plan, including creating 150,000 high-quality jobs by 2028, boosting productivity growth to 2% annually, and increasing the real incomes of the lowest-earning Londoners.