Employment And Skills Partnership

The Southwark Alliance Employment and Skills Partnership was established in 2002 to develop and oversee the implementation of Southwark's Employment Strategy and Action Plan. It is one of the economic theme groups of the Southwark Alliance (the Local Strategic Partnership) and works closely with its sister group (the Enterprise Partnership) to deliver the economic objectives of the Alliance

The Partnership's aim is to increase the employment rate and improve the vocational skills of Southwark residents by overseeing the implementation of the Southwark Employment Strategy and co-ordinating a range of services delivered through partner agencies working together to tackle worklessness in the borough. It also commissions valuable research on the local economy

Employment and Skills Partnership members are strategic decision makers within their own organisations ensuring that actions and targets agreed by the Employment and Skills Partnership are owned and implemented by all partners.

The Employment Strategy is reviewed every 3 years and gives the Partnership and the wider LSP the opportunity to ensure that priorities are updated and progress has been made through improved Partnership working. The next review is schedule for 2009/10

The following organisations are members of the Employment and Skills Partnership:

Learning and Skills Council (Chair)

JobcentrePlus

Southwark Council

Southwark College

Government Office for London

London Development Agency

Southwark Adult Learning

Work Directions

Reed in Partnership

Pecan (VCS Representative) (Vice Chair)

St Giles Trust (VCS Representative)

For further information on the Employment and Skills Partnership, please contact Nick Wolff, Project Development Manager, Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships, Southwark Council, Chiltern House, Portland Street, London SE17 2ES.
Tel: 020 7525 5676
Email: Nick.Wolff@southwark.gov.uk

To download the Southwark Employment Strategy in a pdf format, click here.

Please click here for the Employment and Skills Partnership 2005 Terms of Reference

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Employment and Skills Partnership Minutes

Detailed below are Employment and Skills Partnership Meetings which occur every eight weeks. Please click on the relevent pdf to view the minutes of each meeting:

DateMeeting LocationMinutes
17/09/09

Minutes of the meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP held on Thursday 17th September 2009 at Southwark Council’s Tooley Street offices,

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16/07/09

Minutes of the meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP held on Thursday 16th July 2009 at Southwark Council’s Tooley Street offices, Tower Bridge

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28/05/09

Minutes of the meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP held on Thursday 28th May 2009 at Peabody offices, Westminster Bridge Road

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16/04/09Meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP held on Thursday 16th April 2009 at Southwark Council offices, Tooley Street pdf
04/03/09

Joint Employment and Skills and Enterprise Partnership meeting held on 4th March 2009. Novotel, Southwark Bridge Road.

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08/01/09Meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP held on Thursday 8th January 2009 at Southwark Town Hall pdf
11/09/08

Meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP held on Thursday 11th September 2008 at Southwark Town Hall

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24/07/08

Meeting of the EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP at Southwark Town Hall

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22/05/08Meeting of the Employment and Skills Partnership at Southwark Town Hallpdf
25/03/08

JOINT ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP MEETING

Technopark,

London South Bank University, London Road

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21/02/08Meeting of the Employment and Skills Partnership held at Southwark Town Hallpdf