Recruitment & Training
Gateway to London have teamed up with partners that include the London Development Agency, Learning and Skills Council London East and Business Link London, amongst others to deliver a fully integrated service package that provides information on business support and finance, an impressive and comprehensive database of sites and premises and a considerable focus on the importance of local skills and workforce training as part of the business offer. With this wealth of expertise and a growing population of two million available to draw on, companies locating in London Thames Gateway will have access to a widely experienced, multi-cultural and increasingly advanced, skilled workforce. Detailed below are some of the recruitment and training initiatives available.
Working Links
Since 2000 Working Links have helped over 150,000 people to change their lives by supporting them into sustainable employment. Working in some of the most deprived areas of Great Britain, they address the challenges faced by long term unemployed people.
Working Links are a public/private/voluntary company, bringing together private sector drive, public sector ethos and voluntary sector ethics.
The Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME)
CEME aims to encourage a diverse, socially inclusive, innovative range of learning activities that build on the engineering, manufacturing and business capability in the Thames Gateway. Businesses in the Thames Gateway are reaping the benefits of cutting-edge facilities, gaining access to leading research and development and training courses, as well as taking advantage of a new, highly-skilled workforce. Professional teaching staff carry out tailored training programmes designed to suit the needs of the area’s small and medium sized businesses, as well as local residents. The centre also focuses attention on supporting personnel training for middle management and specialist engineering levels.
Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB)
GLLaB is set up and run by Greenwich Council. Its services are available to all residents and businesses within the Borough and include recruitment/job matching, training, personal development, advice, guidance and New Deal Provision.
GLLaB is working with developers, contractors & employers to identify job and business opportunities. They also work with training companies, universities and colleges to develop training courses which will enable local people to gain relevant skills for future job opportunities.
Skillsmatch
Skillsmatch is the flagship job brokerage service for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and is ideally placed within the Development and Renewal Directorate under the Access to Employment and Enterprise section.
Skillsmatch works with a wide variety of employers offering very different career paths.
Train to Gain
Train to Gain is a national Government service administered by the Learning & Skills Council (LSC) to provide employers of all sizes and sectors with independant advice and support to improve the skills of their employees. Employers are appointed a skills broker to identify the required skills, training and training providers, construct a tailored training package, and assist with accessing potential funding or subsidies.
University of Greenwich Business & Community Unit
The University of Greenwich provides a valuable resource to businesses based in the London Thames Gateway area, through their undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. They can also offer wider services such as:
- Short term projects including the STEP programme
- Student placements (for up to 12 months)
- Part time and temporary employment
- Graduate recruitment
- Recruitment services
- Training & Consultancy for businesses
Jobnet is a free recruitment service that combines the employment expertise of five London boroughs. Where vacancies cannot be filled of staff cannot be found in one borough, Jobnet enables the information to be shared quickly between the others to find a solution.
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