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Maximising opportunities from Crossrail across London

20 April 2010

Dianna Neal, Head of Economic Opportunity

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London boroughs can offer …

• Commitment to increasing employment and skill levels in London• Excellent knowledge of and reach into local communities e.g. the economically

inactive• Links to local job brokerage & employment providers• Access to other support services …. Housing, Benefits, Volunteering, Childcare

and Children’s Centres etc• New 14-19 education commissioning role• Delivery of apprenticeships• Other major regeneration and construction schemes• Track record of working positively with employers e.g. through Section 106

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Lessons learnt and other considerations

• Be clear about likely job volumes

• Breakdown of beneficiaries by borough

• Specialised vs less specialised roles

• Ownership of outputs and outcomes

• Are there geographical priorities?

• Varying capacity across London

• Build on what’s there already

• Centres of excellence e.g. colleges

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Next steps and opportunities• Making this work on the ground - practical

ways to link borough and local schemes to the Crossrail model

• London Councils – increased partnership working with JCP, co-ordination and facilitation

• Local lessons learnt e.g. from 5 boroughs on 2012

• Supply chain opportunities