Skills & employment services

Useful information

The Wolf Review of vocational education: government response

Read this handy briefing from the Skills and Intelligence Module (SLIM)

Supporting youth employment: an overview of the coalition government response

Read this handy briefing from the Skills & Learning Intelligence Module (SLIM)

Find out about Work Choice, the programme that will replace WORKSTEP, Work Preparation and the Job Introduction Scheme in October 2010.

West London Directory

Search for local services in West London using databases developed by the City Strategy Pathfinders.

The London Story

Read the latest update to this key piece of evidence to understand the key opportunities for and challenges to London’s labour market.

Skills & employment services

In London, four main types of body account for the bulk of funding for skills and employment services:

the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), of which Jobcentre Plus is a part;
the Skills Funding Agency;
local authorities; and
the London Development Agency (LDA).

This page lists the main skills and employment services available and provides links for those who want further information. We are very interested to hear from local authorities and other public agencies that fund services in London relevant to skills and employment matters not included here. Email us and provide details of your programme.

On 10 June 2010, the new coalition government announced changes to some of the existing skills and employment programmes available in London. This page contains some brief information on the changes and we will provide updates as more information becomes available.

Access to Work (AtW)

Adult Advancement and Careers Service

Employability Skills Programme

Employment Zones (EZs)

(Due to roll into Work Programme by Summer 2011)

Entry to Employment (e2e)

Services funded by the European Social Fund

Fit for Work Pilot

Flexible New Deal (FND)

(Flexible New Deal 2 will no longer be going ahead. Flexible New Deal 1 contracts are expected to last only for another 12 months before provision is rolled into the Work Programme)

Improving Access to Psychological Therapies

Integrated Employment and Skills Trials (No online information found for London Trials)

Invest to Save Pathfinder

Job Introduction Scheme (JIS)

learndirect

Learning through Work

Local Employment Partnerships

London Employer Accord

nextsteps

New Deal for Adults aged 25 and over (ND25+)

(Due to roll into Work Programme by Summer 2011)

New Deal for Disabled People (NDDP)