Last Updated: Mar 5, 11:52 am
Category: OpenCities Projects
Open Cities has been appointed to develop and write a new pan-London adult skills and vocational training strategy working with the Mayor of London and the London Skills and Employment Board (LSEB). The project involves working with partners from the Further Education, Higher Education, funding and business worlds. A draft strategy is scheduled to be released for public consultation in the autumn of this year.
The LSEB has been established to provide leadership in improving adult skills and employment in London.
The LSEB is chaired by the Mayor of London and is employer-led to ensure that its work is driven by the needs of employers and that skills provision meets the existing and future needs of the London workforce.
The Board is tasked with developing a strategy for adult training in London and ensuring its implementation.
The LSEB will set the framework for the spending of over £400m (pa) through the London Learning and Skills Councils adult skills budget. In addition, it will have the ability to influence and direct the spending and priorities of other key agencies such as Job Centre Plus and the London Development Agency.
The Board will work within the framework of the National Skills Strategy and will be accountable to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills.
