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Economic development

economic development

About our work

Priorities for the Economy, Culture and Tourism team in 2012/13 include:

  • identifying ways to increase youth employment
  • the Work Programme
  • after the Portas Review, how high streets and town centres might be revitalised
  • supporting London boroughs to create good quality apprenticeships
  • developing a long term vision for libraries and philanthropy
  • improving the skills system for the capital’s employers.
Contact the team.

 

Featured publications

London's Skills Challenge: Meeting London's Skills Gap. An effective skills system is critical to developing a productive workforce, which is a key driver of economic growth.

Employment support protocol: The London Benefit Cap Employment Taskforce has produced this document to help service providers across the capital to deliver effective employment support.

Getting London Working: A new 10 point plan by London Councils sets out immediate, medium and long term recommendations that move towards a funding model that gets more Londoners back to work

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Welfare Reform

Track the progress of the government's welfare reform proposals and read our research.