London Employment and Skills Taskforce for 2012 Action Plan

This report sets out how London can use the special opportunities presented by the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games - the spotlight it throws on the city, the deadline it sets, its uniqueness - to make a permanent reduction in the level of worklessness across the city, starting now.

It sets out a vision of how London will be different as a result of the Games, and outlines an action plan to realise this vision.

• London Employment and Skills Taskforce for 2012 PDF
• Technical Annex to the London Employment and Skills Taskforce for 2012 Action Plan PDF

The London Employment and Skills Taskforce for 2012 (LEST) Action Plan contains three main blocks or pillars:

• Employer leadership
• Linking people, work and training more effectively
• Communication and engagement with individuals

These pillars trace an individual's journey to work, working back from the final destination (i.e. a job with an employer), through a series of work placements and train-to-work initiatives, to the initial phase of engagement and communication.

Each of the three LEST pillars contain many measures and projects, from the advertising of 2012 vacancies, to industry-relevant training in construction and sport, and outreach and engagement work with young people.
 
Some of the key LEST activities are the Employer Accord, Personal Best Programme, Relay London Jobs and the London 2012 theme of the LDA Opportunities Fund.