The London West Learning and Skills Council (LWLSC) commissioned Asset Skills to undertake research to provide a West London perspective of the skills issues and some possible solutions for housing associations and local authority housing agencies.

The LWLSC sub-region covers:

It also fits with the LSC’s strategy to concentrate on the nascent SSCs, comparing the local with the national picture and to harmonise more fully with the Government’s vision.

SSCs are new and much needs to be done to publicise their roles.
This London West sub-regional report is based on a Summary of the Asset Skills’ Skills Needs Assessment, undertaken as the first step in producing a Sector Skills Agreement and primary research on the West London perspective.

SSAs open up the possibility of a new type of dialogue on skills between employers and government funded agencies, to ensure that the skills the sector needs are the skills it gets. The SSC’s Pathfinder experience showed that involvement and negotiation with stakeholders from an early stage is crucial for success.

The method is focused on Employment & Housing Sector in West London, Right People, Right Skills and Right Places. It examines:

The report has essentially been a Summary of the Asset Skills ‘Skills Needs Assessment’ with some additional analysis for recommended courses of action to address the skills challenges within the sector.

Short term priorities are:

Medium term include:

Longer term priorities include:

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