Policy information sourced from Newham Local Plan 2018

J3 Skills and Access to Employment

Proposals that address the following strategic principles, spatial strategy and design and technical criteria will be supported:

  • Strategic Principles:More Newham residents will share in the increasing wealth associated with the expanding local and London-wide economy through:
    • Tackling barriers to work, enhancing the employability and long term employment prospects for all Newham residents, (regardless of health or disability status) including through improvements to aspirations, skills and educational attainment, childcare and training and access, and support for successful employability projects established by the Council and other partners;
    • Promotion of local labour agreements and procurement in the construction and operation of new development; and
    • Support for start up and continued development of small and medium sized and social enterprises.
  • Spatial Strategy:
    • New and expanded education, childcare and training facilities should follow the spatial strategy set out in INF8, including allowing ancillary training and/or childcare facilities for employers within employment hubs; and
    • Development of more, and better quality affordable and flexible local workspaces and supporting infrastructure will be encouraged on Strategic Sites and within employment designations set out in Policy J2.
  • Design and Technical Criteria:
    • Proposals for new employment and training space should demonstrate they are accessible for employees and trainees by a choice of transport modes as per INF2; new or intensified training and childcare provision will additionally need to meet the policy tests set out in INF8;
    • All Major Developments will be required to help ensure that more Newham residents access work through seeking to secure that they occupy:
      • 35% of all construction phase jobs; and
      • 50% of all post construction (end user) phase jobs;typically through a tariff-based contribution and an Employment Strategy (as per Policy J1), cognisant of proposed construction methods and sectoral specialisms and subject to viability;
    • All Major Developments should demonstrate an understanding of, and commitment to, the desirability of supplying the construction and operational needs from within Newham; and
    • Where post 16-year-old education or training is proposed, it should be demonstrated that the facility directly responds to the Borough’s identified growth sectors set out within policy J1, provides recognised and accredited qualifications, and demonstrates support from links with local employers, including reference to the relevance of the proposed qualifications offer, noting the particular work of NCFE in this area.

For more information please see the Local Plan 2018