MQT Answer: Low carbon economy (6)
Low carbon economy (6)
Question No: 2622 / 2012
Andrew Dismore
Please provide an update to MQT 0006/2010 regarding the progress of the four strands of the Retrofit Academy Programme?
Written response from the Mayor
Low Carbon Skills Forum
The Forum was transferred from the LDA to the GLA in March 2011. Its role is now being reviewed in light of the significant changes to National Skills and Employment Policy and the creation of the LEP.
Research
The following have all been published:
– Skills for a Low Carbon London, June 2010
– Green Expectations: London’s low carbon job prospects, September 2010
– The London Low Carbon Market Snapshot, December 2011
The OECD International Benchmarking study – “Climate Change Employment and Local Development in London”, was also published in March 2011
Retrofit Employer Accord Pilot (REAP)
REAP provided employment support and training to 499 unemployed Londoners, 92 of whom secured employment. REAP ended in March 2012.
