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Hosting London 2012 Work Skills for Hospitality, Hotels & Tourism
Team Faizel Karaan Joe Lynch Becky McCracken Linda Miller Kevin Swan
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getting back on track through learning Joe Lynch
Throughout these challenging times we offer an opportunity for education and training that responds to both the economic and individual needs of London Joe Lynch, Design Lecturer, Kensington & Chelsea College, 2009
James Purnell MP
“Our aim is to improve the quality of life for all through cultural and sporting activities, support the pursuit of excellence, and champion the tourism, creative and leisure industries.� Winning: A tourism strategy for 2012 and beyond by Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2007
Workforce
James Purnell MP
“Improve the skills of the workforce, through better management andleadership, through customer service training, through recruiting more qualified chefs and through better career development for existing and future employees. This in turn will improve retention within the industry.”
page 05, Winning: a report by James Purnell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 2007
London Olympics 2012
John Armitt
“ New jobs and improved skills - London 2012 is committed to creating a positive employment and economic legacy for London and the UK after the Games. Our goal is to promote sustainable employment opportunities and to boost skill levels both locally and across the UK. We are working with partners on the demand and supply sides to develop a coordinated approach to connect with unemployed people, those who are looking for new jobs and those who want to boost their skills.� page 6, John Armitt, Employment and Skills Strategy – Olympic Delivery Authority, Feb 2008
Unemployment
Boris Johnson
“ I am confident that we will achieve our target of moving more than 5,000 unemployed Londoners into employment by the 2012 Games. The engagement from the public and private sectors in helping us to develop a London Skills and Employment Strategy demonstrates a strong commitment to tackle the unacceptably high levels of worklessness in London. This gives me real confidence that the strategy will, for the first time, achieve coordinated action across the capital to bear down on London’s long-term historic unemployment and low-employment areas and give people the skills to get back into work and progress.” Boris Johnson, Mayor, Press Release from the Skills board , November, 2008
E-learning
Ruth Kelly MP
“New technologies can attract new kinds of learners into lifelong learning. Wider access to these more compelling learning experiences will contribute to the ambitions of our Skills Strategy to offer employers better support for skills and training. Technology can be mobile.That means e-learning can come to the learner. And, as demand increases, it becomes more attractive for the digital technology industry to invest in providing access. It is our goal to work towards ICT as a universal utility, creating more flexible learning opportunities for everyone.”
page 3, Harnessing Technology Report, 2005, Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State for Education DFES
Flexible Delivery
John Denham MP
“Many people who are not working and who lack qualifications are nervous about taking up training or learning opportunities. This is where more informal types of learning can really help to build their confidence, as well as enhance the quality of their lives and, potentially, lead on to more formal learning and employment. Modularising delivery allows learners to join programmes at different stages and build up towards a full qualification in a number of ways. On a roll-on/roll-off basis, students can attend at any time for an assessment, carry out the most appropriate tutor-driven course and then progress onto the next element as they wish.”
page 8, Good Practice Guide, 2008, John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Community Learning
Ed Balls
“We believe that colleges are important agents of social change - helping individuals to succeed and progress but also engaging the hardest to reach, helping to build strong and inclusive communities. Physically, colleges are part of the fabric of local communities, providing an important resource and, often, landmark for local people.� page 4, Letter to Colleges, Sept 2008, John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills and Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
Economic Recession
Lord Coe
“The Olympics ‘will combat recession’ The London’s Olympics will help Britain out of the economic crisis. The Games remind us that the transient difficulties of life can be overcome through hard work and determination.” BBC Interview, Nov 2008, 2012 Olympics chairman, Lord Coe
World Class Skills
“‘Economically valuable skills’ is our mantra. Lord Leitch
The UK must become a world leader in skills. Skills is the most important lever within our control to create wealth and to reduce social deprivation. Too many of us have little interest or appetite for improved skills. We must begin a new journey to embed a culture of learning. Employer and individual awareness must increase. Principle: focus on economically valuable skills. Skill developments must provide real returns for individuals, employers and society. Wherever possible, skills should be portable to deliver mobility in the labour market for individuals and employers.”
pages 7-8, World Class Skills Report, Lord Leitch, December 2006
Lasting Legacy
Shaun Woodward MP
“The Games are a long-term investment, not a short-term money spinner.� 2009, Shaun Woodward MP, Minister for Tourism
Opportunity
Tony Blair
“Holding the 2012 Games on home soil is a once in an era opportunity for British tourism–the biggest visitor event in UK history. Our job now is to ensure that the whole country benefits in the run up to, and long beyond, The Games.”
Tony Blair, former Prime Minister 1997-2007