The following organisations are responsible for overseeing the work of the London Skills & Employment Observatory, listed in alphabetical order. They regularly meet as a Steering Group, which is chaired by the London Development Agency (LDA). 

Alliance of Sector Skills Councils

Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are industry-led and Government licensed to respond to skills needs. With between 20 and 5 years of experience with each industry and with limited resources, a major service is the production of quality labour market and skills information, including both the analysis of existing data and a mass of primary research.

Department for Work and Pensions

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and Jobcentre Plus are committed to bringing together employment and skills services to respond to the needs and ambitions of both employers and jobseekers. Our aim is to guide employers through the support available to get the best out of what Government can do for them and to help jobseekers to improve their skills, to get and keep a job and progress in work through continued training.

European Social Fund

The European Social Fund (ESF) is one of the EU's Structural Funds, set up to reduce differences in prosperity and living standards across EU Member States and regions, and therefore promoting economic and social cohesion. The ESF is devoted to promoting employment in the EU. It helps Member States make Europe's workforce and companies better equipped to face new, global challenges. The London Observatory is one of the English Regional Observatories part-financed by the ESF.

Greater London Authority

The Greater London Authority (GLA) plays an important role in the economic development of the capital. The Mayor's Economic Development Strategy provides the GLA group and other strategic organisations with a clear vision and policy direction. The Mayor chairs the London Skills and Employment Board (LSEB), which sets the skills and employment strategy for London

Jobcentre Plus

Jobcentre Plus serves over seven million people through a network of 70 Jobcentres located across the 33 London boroughs. Each day in London, we receive over 1,400 job vacancies from employers, we process over 2,400 new claims for benefit, and we help over 600 Jobcentre Plus customers into work.

Our engagement with public, private and third sector partners is central to our success. We work alongside our partners and providers in London to provide support and services to people seeking work and to employers in search of staff with the aim of helping the labour market work effectively.

London Councils

London Councils represents all 33 London boroughs, working with them to make life better for all Londoners. London Councils provides employment and skills programmes through its grants programme, takes a strategic role in borough 14-19 education provision and supports boroughs to improve their employment and skills services.

London Development Agency

The London Development Agency (LDA) is the lead agency responsible for the development of the London Skills & Employment Observatory and a main funding partner for the project. The LDA is helping to deliver the Mayor's vision for a better London by working with a number of partners and providers to help regenerate and improve our communities by creating and promoting employment opportunities and skills training

London First

London First is a business-led membership organisation, whose mission is to improve and promote London as the best place in the world to do business. We work with our 300 or so members, comprising major businesses, universities and colleges, who between them represent about a quarter of London's economy. One of our four major policy planks is to campaign for permanent improvements to employment and skills levels in London.

London Skills and Employment Board

The London Skills and Employment Board is chaired by the Mayor and employer-led. It has a statutory duty to develop a strategy for employment and skills in London. The strategy supports London's businesses and people through goals to increase skill levels, reduce intractable levels of worklessness, and simplify the employment and skills system.

London Voluntary Service Council

The London Voluntary Service Council brings London voluntary and community
organisations together to learn and share best practice and create a co-ordinated voice to influence policy. We provide information, advice, support and short courses. To inform our work on employment and skills we support a voluntary and community sector employment and skills policy network.

Office for National Statistics

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) works with regional partners through teams based in each of the 9 English regions - the ONS London team is co-located with the LDA. To contribute to the London skills agenda, the ONS London team can provide advice on the use of available statistics, help to agree a shared understanding of the data, improve the evidence base and feedback key issues to ONS.

Skills Funding Agency

The Skills Funding Agency funds and regulates adult further education and skills in England. The aim of the Skills Funding Agency is to ensure that people and businesses can access the skills training they need to succeed in playing their part in society and in growing England’s economy.

Young People's Learning Agency

The Young People’s Learning Agency has been launched as a Non-Departmental Public Body responsible for championing education and training for young people in England. It works to support local authorities to commission suitable education and training opportunities for all 16-19 year olds in England, funds and manages the performance of Open Academies, and provides direct support for learners, in particular the Education Maintenance Allowance for 16-19 year olds. The YPLA vision is to make a difference to all young people’s lives by raising their aspirations and helping them gain the knowledge and skills they need to prosper and to benefit the economy