Skills London 2008
To encourage 14-19 year old Londoners to take up vocational careers and skills training, London First is organising Skills London, taking place at ExCeL on 20-22 Nov 2008. We are expecting 50,000 visitors and over 120 exhibitors at the event. We are offering our members a discounted exhibitor rate before March.
Employment & skills
Despite its overall prosperity, London’s unemployment rate is 7.5% - the highest in the UK
Skills provision in London needs more local direction, business leadership and accountability if arrangements are to serve the needs of the capital in an environment of increasing global competitiveness
London First aims to
- ensure London’s workforce is appropriately skilled
- equip the capital with a high quality workforce that befits a world city
- use the 2012 Games as a major catalyst to get 75,000 more Londoners into work
- persuade policy-makers to refocus skills provision so that training is better matched to London employers’ needs
Find our more about our work to ensure business drives skills strategy for the capital
Other useful links
London’s skills challenge – our member briefing outlining some of the key recent developments in the skills arena, suggests how businesses can get more involved and sets out why London needs to go further and act faster in tackling the issues
London Employer Accord – Olympics-related initiative
Skills London 2008 - interactive careers fair taking place from 20-22 November 2008
Teach First – business-led initiative to raise secondary education standards
Diversity Works for London - London First, is working with the LDA, to engage employers in harnessing the benefits of a diverse workforce
Diversity Practice Project - London First, with the Westminster Business School, is conducting a research project looking at the practical experiences of leading companies in implementing diversity strategies
For more information contact John Attree
