Issue - meetings
Employment
Meeting: 09/09/2019 - Tower Hamlets Transformation and Improvement Board (Item 4)
4 Employment: Work and Greater Prosperity PDF 144 KB
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Minutes:
The Board received a report that provided an overview of the approach taken to improve work and greater prosperity with Tower Hamlets. It covered the work areas of two lead members Councillor Motin Uz-Zaman, Cabinet Member for Work and Economic Growth and Councillor Danny Hassell, Cabinet Member for Children, Schools and Young People. The focus of the report was on the work that has been done to specifically improve outcomes for young people. The main points of the discussions by the Board on this report may be summarised as follows:
The Committee noted that:
· Work is being done to giving young people and their family’s exposure to other career paths;
· The Youth Service and partner agencies have an important role to encourage enterprise in the young and to help address the gender gap in attainment;
· There is work to be done on how to improve the transition for young people e.g. to develop the soft skills such as (i) interpersonal skills; (ii) communication skills; and (iii) problem solving skills to add young people;
· Work is required so that the Council and its partners can ensure they can support young people to (i) achieve their best educational and employment outcomes, (ii) ensure they are inspired; (iii) raise their aspirations; and (iv) help them develop the skills they need for the future;
· Whilst the Council supports all children and young people by beginning with a commitment to early help, LBTH also has to develop the groundwork for more specific focussed work in relation to the most vulnerable: those experiencing neglect, violence and those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND);
· With the new apprenticeship programmes there is now a stronger expectation that young people should (i) gain real-life experience; (ii) acquire new skills; and (iii) earn while they learn. Apprenticeships are also of benefit to white collar/graduate career paths as well as the more traditional role of blue collar work paths;
· The Council and its partners are there for families to help shape the employment programme/interventions and in terms of co-production so they have a better tool to get a positive outcome;
· The Council is using focus group’s to ensure that all students get a good spread of opportunities and working with partners who can access other funding streams to ensure that students have a wider spread of opportunities;
· Doing a lot in destination work for young people so they know where they should be;
Accordingly the Transformation & Improvement Board Resolved:
1. Note the report and presentation. |