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Locals 'could miss Olympic jobs' | Locals 'could miss Olympic jobs' |
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East Londoners face "real risks" of missing out on new jobs created by the Olympics, the London Assembly has warned. | |
Language and manual skills training must meet the needs of people living near the Olympic Park, said assembly sports committee chair Dee Doocey. | Language and manual skills training must meet the needs of people living near the Olympic Park, said assembly sports committee chair Dee Doocey. |
About 108,000 people of workable age in the Olympic boroughs are unemployed. | |
The London Development Agency (LDA) said ensuring Londoners benefited from the Olympics was a "priority". | The London Development Agency (LDA) said ensuring Londoners benefited from the Olympics was a "priority". |
"We need to get this right from the very start or we risk losing the truly life-changing potential of the Games," said Ms Doocey | "We need to get this right from the very start or we risk losing the truly life-changing potential of the Games," said Ms Doocey |
Up to 50,000 new jobs in the Lower Lea Valley have been promised by the London Employment and Skills Taskforce and the LDA. | Up to 50,000 new jobs in the Lower Lea Valley have been promised by the London Employment and Skills Taskforce and the LDA. |
'Lasting legacy' | 'Lasting legacy' |
This includes 12,000 jobs in the Olympic Park, with more jobs due to be created in the run-up to the games. | This includes 12,000 jobs in the Olympic Park, with more jobs due to be created in the run-up to the games. |
But a quarter of people of working age in the neighbouring boroughs of Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest have no qualifications. | But a quarter of people of working age in the neighbouring boroughs of Greenwich, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest have no qualifications. |
Poor English among local workers and the wrong kind of construction training skills need to be tackled "urgently", the assembly's economic development, culture, sport and tourism committee said. | Poor English among local workers and the wrong kind of construction training skills need to be tackled "urgently", the assembly's economic development, culture, sport and tourism committee said. |
A LDA spokesman said: "We are actively seeking to prepare local people for these jobs and ensure a lasting legacy for Londoners through targeted, industry-relevant skills and employment support. | A LDA spokesman said: "We are actively seeking to prepare local people for these jobs and ensure a lasting legacy for Londoners through targeted, industry-relevant skills and employment support. |
"Many of our programmes are already under way and their impact will increase as more are rolled out." | "Many of our programmes are already under way and their impact will increase as more are rolled out." |
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