Recommendation
LOCOG and the LDA [and now also the LLDC] should ensure that the resources and process to enable local employees and businesses to participate in the programme are developed and continued through staging and legacy phases of the programme.
History
Status at 31 Mar 2013
Complete
The operation and management of CompeteFor has been out to tender for an operator to manage it on a commercial basis. DWfL continues to operate from the GLA with a low level of staffing. Job brokerages are in discussion with the LLDC about the methods of co-operation for the future. The Legacy Communities Scheme includes provision in the S106 agreement for jobs and skills work. Complete
Status at 01 Oct 2012
Progress Made
Status at 31 Mar 2012
Progress Made
Previous uncertainties over the funding of key skills and employment projects that will support London 2012 programme objectives on local employment and a diverse workforce have been resolved and good progress has been made with securing opportunities for local people to find Games-time employment. The LLDC has produced its employment and skills policy including a number of initiatives it hopes will extend and build upon the successful partnerships and approaches to jobs brokerages and skills development of the ODA and LOCOG. The policy recognises that the organisation will be monitored against a number of employment and inclusion goals, but it does not set overarching targets for these. We recognise that setting overarching targets is challenging as the range of contracts are diverse, we would expect the LLDC to continue to set its own lead by setting and publishing targets on a contract-by-contract basis. Progress Made
Status at 31 Dec 2011
Progress Made
Status at 30 Sep 2011
Progress Made
Status at 30 Jun 2011
Progress Made
Status at 31 Dec 2010
Progress Made
There remain uncertainties over the funding of key skills and employment projects that will support London 2012 programme objectives on local employment and a diverse workforce. The risks to the programme objectives are being managed through contingency plans, which will need to be implemented for areas where funding is not continued. The Commission has recommended that the GLA Group resolve the issue of resources available to support key projects. There is the intent within the OPLC to ensure that local people are able to benefit from employment opportunities in legacy but this will be dependent on how their plans develop. Progress Made
Status at 30 Sep 2010
Progress Made
Status at 30 Jun 2010
No Evidence Yet
Status at 31 Dec 2009
No Evidence Yet
There is the will in LOCOG and the LDA to continue programmes to enable this to happen but it is currently dependant on securing sufficient funding to enable it to happen, No Evidence Yet