Issue - meetings
Improving Youth employment: setting the scene
Meeting: 26/11/2018 - Overview & Scrutiny Committee (Item 3)
Improving Youth Employment: Setting the Scene
The Committee will receive a presentation on the Council's work around supporting educational aspirations, including:
A. Growth strategy;
B. Work with schools, local businesses and other partners;
C. Young work path development;
D. Development of post 16 offer;
E. Pilot activity; and
F. Apprenticeships in house.
Additional documents:
Minutes:
The Committee received a presentation on the Council's work around supporting educational aspirations, including:
· Growth strategy;
· Work with schools, local businesses and other partners;
· Young work path development;
· Development of post 16 offer;
· Pilot activity; and
· Apprenticeships in house.
As a result of the discussions on this presentation the Committee noted that:
· Work is being undertaken to develop a pilot careers education project, focusing on Years 7-9 of secondary school; the intention is to get children more excited about the job opportunities available to them and more motivated to study hard
· The Apprenticeship Generation manager will also work with businesses and organisations within the Borough to increase the number and range of apprenticeships on offer and thus help students secure a viable professional career path; Loss of employment space is of concern and any planning applications are to be considered with regard to any schemes impact upon employment space e.g. business units mixed with residential as opposed to retail;
· A dialogue has been established with the Living Wage Foundation who are the organisation at the heart of the independent movement of businesses and people who are campaigning for the idea that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay. They celebrate and recognise the leadership of responsible employers who choose to go further and pay a real Living Wage based on the cost of living and so far 99 local businesses have taken up the offer of accreditation and have agreed a timetable of implementation;
· Those businesses who are commercial tenants of either the Council or Registered Providers will receive support to take up the offer of accreditation and to agree a timetable of implementation; and
· Consideration should be given to the impact of insourcing council services providing tangible employment opportunities for residents.
In conclusion, the Chair thanked Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman and Vicky Clark for their presentation and the work of the Council in addressing the needs of Tower Hamlets communities and how the Council is currently working with partner’s agencies to improve youth employment.