Tomorrow, the second meeting of our London Group is taking place at City Hall, the headquarters of the Greater London Authority (comprising of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly). This group brings together a collection of London organisations and individuals to discuss how London can make the most out of hosting WorldSkills London 2011.
The Event is a great opportunity for London to showcase what an amazing city it is to an expectant international audience. The London Group's aims are to help realise the opportunities from the WorldSkills London 2011 event, engage London's young people and secure the Event's legacy. By doing this, it hopes to deliver maximum postive impact for London.
This group also works in co-operation with the Legacy Group, which brings together organisations from all over the U.K who wish to support WorldSkills London 2011. The WorldSkills London 2011 Partnership team run both of these groups in order to help deliver a successful event, but also to help leave a lasting legacy to London and the U.K, inspiring people to see vocational education and skills as leading to a valuable and worhtwhile career choice.
We have over 20 organisations attending, including Visit London, LOCOG/London 2012 and London Underground, and we are always looking for more, so if you would like to be involved please contact Michael Osbaldeston (mosbaldeston@worldskillslondon2011.com) or Sereen El-Jamal (sel-jamal@worldskillslondon2011.com).
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Monday, 15 March 2010
Monday, 15 February 2010
The Partnership Team
Greetings from the Partnership team at WorldSkills London 2011 - we are a small but perfectly formed team of two, Sereen El-Jamal and myself, Michael Osbaldeston; although to be fair, we probably make enough noise for twice that many! Sereen has worked in the vocational skills sector for nearly 10 years and I was part of the bid team that brought WorldSkills to London. Within the WorldSkills London 2011 team, we have special responsibility for our partners and stakeholders - those are the important organisations and influential individuals who will help us deliver not just an outstanding event in 2011, but help bring about the legacy.
'What's the legacy?' I hear you say - well, WorldSkills London 2011 is going to be more than an amazing event. Through it we are aiming to change people's attitudes to voacational skills, raise awareness of the contribution made by Further Education to the success of individuals, businesses and the national economy and encourage more people to participate in skills competitions.
That's a lot to achieve, which is why we need the help of a wide range of organisations. So we are working with people ranging from the British Council, Business in the Community and Sector Skills Councils to London Underground, LOCOG and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, because WorldSkills London 2011 is not just for London, it's for the whole of the UK.
There's a lot to do, but we have a great team working on WorldSkills London 2011 and, of course, we have you! Yes, you! You can help us spread the word about vocational skills and WorldSkills London 2011 - after all, you are one of our most important partners!
'What's the legacy?' I hear you say - well, WorldSkills London 2011 is going to be more than an amazing event. Through it we are aiming to change people's attitudes to voacational skills, raise awareness of the contribution made by Further Education to the success of individuals, businesses and the national economy and encourage more people to participate in skills competitions.
That's a lot to achieve, which is why we need the help of a wide range of organisations. So we are working with people ranging from the British Council, Business in the Community and Sector Skills Councils to London Underground, LOCOG and the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, because WorldSkills London 2011 is not just for London, it's for the whole of the UK.
There's a lot to do, but we have a great team working on WorldSkills London 2011 and, of course, we have you! Yes, you! You can help us spread the word about vocational skills and WorldSkills London 2011 - after all, you are one of our most important partners!
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