Are 2012 bosses doing enough to get unemployed and low-skilled Londoners working at the Games?

How many unemployed or low-skilled Londoners are likely to find work at the Games? How successful have the Mayor’s employment and skills programmes been? And what has been the effect of the introduction of the Government’s new Work Programme?

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has a target of 7-12% of its workforce to be previously unemployed and 15-20% to live in the host boroughs[1].

The London Assembly’s Economy, Culture and Sport (ECS) Committee will tomorrow question the following guests about whether enough Londoners are getting the skills to apply for these positions:

Neale Coleman, Director of London 2012 Coordination, GLA

Andrew Emerson. Executive Director, East London, Seetec

Shaun Plant, Workforce Supply Director, G4S

Mark Roberts, National Employer Relations Manager, A4e

Alison Blackwood, Head of Policy and Knowledge, London Voluntary Services Council

Mary Conneely, Chief Adviser on Employment and Skills, Host Boroughs Unit.

The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 7 February from 10am in Committee Room 5 at City Hall (The Queen’s Walk, London SE1 2AA). Media and members of the public are invited to attend.

The meeting can also be viewed via webcast.

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