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Paul Williams,
London Borough of Newham

  Workshop 2 - Local Needs Gap

Addresses:
LEENS
London Borough of Newham
Town Hall
Barking Road
East Ham
London E6 2RP

Tel:   020 8430 3161
Fax: 020 8577 8643 

e-mail: paul.williams@newham.gov.uk             www.newham.gov.uk
 

Issues:

Provide a learning environment where trainee is counted as an individual with needs rather than an output

Funders should be more flexible about the outputs they fund

Providers are too competitive

'Perception' of poor transport links

Employability

Isolation

Communicating job vacancies

Weavges Trust??

CSCS

Solutions:

Regular meetings with other training projects

White males should be targeted at a local & strategic level

More support to help people keep their jobs

Motivation Training, Support & Personal Development

Develop a variety of learning stages

Short Training Courses

NCT Transport Links - reduce costs

More research on specific needs

Training bus

1-2-1 support for people with special needs

Centres of excellence (comprehensive package)

Progression routes

Self-esteem training

Focus on women returners

Action planning - next steps - employment

Local training venues

More long-term action planning

Flexible training schemes

Links to jobs in Canary Wharf

Breaking down barriers to perceptions of transport links and support. development of awareness