Getting more Londoners into good jobs
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Discussion | Supporting more Londoners into good jobs
Many Londoners have told us it’s hard to know where to look for help with jobs, skills and careers. Support is often found in different places, and it’s not always clear what’s available or where to go.
A key part of the Inclusive Talent Strategy will be to make sure that Londoners can get into vital jobs that will help London’s economy grow.
To make this simpler for Londoners, City Hall is exploring new ways to bring support together. That way, everyone can access the help they need, whether online or in-person.
This could include:
- An online platform that acts as a ‘one stop shop’ to job vacancies, training, and career guidance across London.
- More joined-up in-person support, where help with work, learning and advice is available whenever you first seek it.
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- What do you think of these ideas? What would you find more accessible?
- What would encourage you to use these services? What wouldn’t?
- What sort of opportunities or information would you expect to find, or need the most?
- What currently stops you from accessing employment or skills support?
- Thinking about your future career, what are your main concerns or worries about London’s job market?
Adam, Alison and Morwenna from City Hall's Skills & Employment team will be joining in the conversation.
About the Inclusive Talent Strategy
Your views on Talk London will help inform the first-ever Inclusive Talent Strategy. This aims to help Londoners to get into work, progress their career, and in doing so, grow the economy.
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Community Member 3 weeks agoHousing costs and availability are the main issues; they put up costs for businesses and destroy welfare budgets.
Show full commentThe Government seems to be planning a new huge "sink" estate made up of "affordable" (substandard / shoebox ) housing all...
Housing costs and availability are the main issues; they put up costs for businesses and destroy welfare budgets.
The Government seems to be planning a new huge "sink" estate made up of "affordable" (substandard / shoebox ) housing all across the green belt,
This appears also to be using a PFI private enterprise style deal with a building company ( Barratt).
This scheme will avoid the more stringent regulations Government built housing must adhere to, under regulatory framework under the Building Safety Act 2022 but the build quality will be what they can get away with, using the tragic-magic word "emergency".
It will allow a swapping of emergencies, one for another, I expect.
PFI, Chop down trees ? What could possibly go right? Do they learn nothing ?
In the meantime I hear the UK is set to freeze not cook as a result of global warming interrupting the gulf stream - so we need to change the building regulations over to Swedish grade levels of insulation, because global warming is now inevitable.
China. Russia and the US are going ahead without cutting emissions, and the world's forests are being removed by the afforested countries as part of their economic development.
We need to plan ahead, not pretend.
Show less of commentHopeCaton
Community Member 3 weeks agoHow do I contact Adam, Alison or Morwenna? The charity, Room for Work, has an impact report completed for South London Partners that could be shared with them. This charity does fantastic work to help over 50's find sustainable and valuable...
Show full commentHow do I contact Adam, Alison or Morwenna? The charity, Room for Work, has an impact report completed for South London Partners that could be shared with them. This charity does fantastic work to help over 50's find sustainable and valuable employment. https://roomforwork.org
It should be made available to all Londoners.
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Official Representative 1 week agoHi HopeCaton, you're in the right place to contact us! We'll be monitoring the discussion.
Thanks so much for sharing the report - we will have a look into this.
Adam
HopeCaton
Community Member 3 weeks agoI am in my 50's struggling to return to work. I have heard of a charity called, Room for Work, that runs employability courses for my age and demographic, but it is not available across London, only in Richmond and Kingston. I live too far...
Show full commentI am in my 50's struggling to return to work. I have heard of a charity called, Room for Work, that runs employability courses for my age and demographic, but it is not available across London, only in Richmond and Kingston. I live too far away. How can we add this valuable charity service to be available across London. The courses are free to the user. My friend was out of work for a year and has found a job she loves and credits the course with helping her. Please advise?
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Community Member 3 weeks agoSorry, just done the survey and realised that I probably shouldn't have, as I'm retired now - and definitely not seeking work... But I answered as I would have if still working - e.g. I wouldn't want to do a different type of job.
Show full commentSorry, just done the survey and realised that I probably shouldn't have, as I'm retired now - and definitely not seeking work... But I answered as I would have if still working - e.g. I wouldn't want to do a different type of job.
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Community Member 3 weeks agoI have done the same but I do think our position is relevant. I am 60 and have left the workforce by choice 7 years early. If London wants to maximise the potential of its workforce it should want to use those years.
What would tempt me...
Show full commentI have done the same but I do think our position is relevant. I am 60 and have left the workforce by choice 7 years early. If London wants to maximise the potential of its workforce it should want to use those years.
What would tempt me? certainly not a full time role but I might be prepared to do a flexible, say 50-75 days p.a. or some mentoring.
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Community Member 1 week agoPension-time here, but I still support a local charity so I agree with you. Moreover, more senior members of society most likely have some/many skills to share.. especially in handcrafts.
Show full commentPension-time here, but I still support a local charity so I agree with you. Moreover, more senior members of society most likely have some/many skills to share.. especially in handcrafts.
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Community Member 3 weeks agoThe biggest problem is housing is so expensive that it makes me want to look outside London for job as I will never be able to afford anything other than a flat share for the rest of my life in London. Even "good jobs" don't pay enough to...
Show full commentThe biggest problem is housing is so expensive that it makes me want to look outside London for job as I will never be able to afford anything other than a flat share for the rest of my life in London. Even "good jobs" don't pay enough to be able to afford the most basic of housing in London so why bother improving my skills here - I might as well just move away from London.
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Community Member 3 weeks agoYou might still need to improve your skills to do that so thoughts on how are still relevant. Clearly housing and prices are an important issue though.
Show full commentYou might still need to improve your skills to do that so thoughts on how are still relevant. Clearly housing and prices are an important issue though.
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