Developer Land Securities has launched a new initiative to train the unemployed connected to the construction industry.
Bringing together partners in the public and private sector, the initiative is designed to ring-fence jobs and offer training opportunities in construction at new developments across its £5.27bn London property portfolio.
A network of partners – including the Greater London Authority, Job Centre Plus, The London Probation Trust, the City of London Corporation and major UK contractors – will help Londoners access training and employment opportunities with a focus on the long-term unemployed, young people, offenders and ex-offenders.
In the first instance, Land Securities will set aside 100 job opportunities, 60 National Vocational Qualifications [NVQs], and five full-time apprenticeships at the new 525 ft tall tower being built at 20 Fenchurch Street, a partnership with Canary Wharf Group, supported by the City of London Corporation.
