Economy and Employment

North London has significant concentrations of worklessness. Ensuring our communities have the skills to access employment is a key strategic issue for North London and a major area of work for the NLSA.

Commissioning Post 16 Learning in North London - February 2010

The NLSA has undertaken a review of north London's local authorities, colleges and regional partners to provide a ‘snapshot’ of views around the transfer of responsibility from the Learning & Skills Council to local authorities for commissioning post 16 learning by April 2010. A report outlining the conclusions of these interviews has now been published. Views were broadly positive about the process. Against this backdrop of ‘it’s all going well so far’ there where concerns that it may prove to be more problematic as the process rolls forward and difficult decisions need to be made in future years on what needs to be commissioned or de-commissioned.

Mayor's Economic Development Strategy

In January 2010 the NLSA made a submission to the consultation on the Mayor’s Economic Development Strategy and LDA Investment Strategy.

North London Expresses Crossrail Levy Concerns - Dec 2009

North London strongly supports the construction of Crossrail and welcomes the continuing commitment to its timely delivery. It is recognised that Crossrail will have major economic, environmental and social benefits across London and the wider south east. However our members are concerned about the impact of the proposed levy on the Business Rate Supplement (BRS) to help pay for Crossrail.

As businesses are facing the most difficult economic situation for many decades, in a response to the Mayor, he is urged to consider if the BRS can be restructured to mitigate its impact.

A Working Future for North London’s Youth Conference - May 2009

The conference looked at the transfer of responsibility for 16-19 education from the Learning and Skills Councils to boroughs (with effect from September 2010), with a presentation by Councillor James Kempton, Leader, London Borough of Islington and Chair of London 14-19 Education Regional Planning Group, examining what is proposed and how it will make a difference to young people in North London.

It also considered recent developments in apprenticeships via a presentation by Paul Head, Principal, CoNEL and Member of the London, Skills and Employment Board, along with various case studies on engaging young people.

Employment and Housing Conference - Dec 2008

Worklessness is disproportionally concentrated in social housing. In December 2008 the NLSA ran a conference to promote the links between RSLs, ALMOs and skills and employment providers. The key outcomes were collected in a report.

Skills and Employment Profile for North London - Summer 2008

A report published in summer 2008 provides an analysis of employment, skills and worklessness in the sub-region.