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Economic Development And Enterprise

 
Greenwich has made significant progress over the last ten years in tackling overall rates of unemployment in the borough. However, the biggest challenge is to address the barriers faced by disadvantaged groups and offer pathways to employment for these groups.

Key priorities

The main areas of focus for the 2006-08 programme are:

  • providing support and pathways to employment for lone parents and people with disabilities

  • offering capacity-building measures to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the borough

  • addressing the gaps in provision of support for young people aged 14 to 19, who left school with little or no qualifications, to enable them to access mainstream employment and work-based learning.

Work For Health project

Blind lady, with a little help, making a decorated plate This project has been set up to help people on incapacity benefit (or similar benefits) to overcome barriers to employment. It recognises the impact that work can have on a persons' health and well-being.

A partnership - comprising of advisors from Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, Jobcentre Plus and Greenwich Local Labour and Business (GLLaB) - supports this project.

Projects and funding (2006-08)

The projects approved under the Economic Development And Employment theme are:

  • The Greenwich offer for lone parents - £296,111
  • Work For Health - £264,998
  • The Work @ Greenwich Plus project (adults) - £146,371
  • Start Up - neighbourhood enterprise project - £144,400
  • Modern apprenticeship and trainee scheme - £131,496.

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