Posts Tagged ‘work’

3.2.3

Plain English Version

When the type of work available in a place changes, the amount of people who have a job is affected. For example the new jobs created do not necessarily match the skill sets of those who were formerly in manufacturing.

Birmingham as a whole has higher unemployment and less economic activity than the average for the UK – but as we have a lot of students this might be slightly better than that.

There are a lot of people in Birmingham that are out of work, and to try and get them jobs the council is spending money on computers and technology, and developing businesses run by the sorts of people who don’t run many businesses – such as  ethnic minorities and women, and social enterprise.

A series of high-tech business areas are planned  along the A38 (Bristol Road) running through the City Centre to Longbridge and beyond — we call this the “Central Technology Belt“.

Original Document

Economic change and the skills base have an impact on the level of worklessness, because the new jobs created do not necessarily match the skill sets of those who were formerly in manufacturing. For Birmingham as a whole unemployment rates are above the national average and economic activity rates are below the national average. The economic activity rate for Birmingham at 66% is around 8% below the national average, although some of this is accounted for by students. As a result there are a large number of individuals either claiming Job Seekers Allowance or who are economically inactive – people of working age who are not working, are not in full-time education or training and are not actively seeking work. To address this on a city wide scale the city is investing in ICT and research and development, under-represented businesses such as those run by ethnic minorities and women, and social enterprise. A series of high-tech developments are planned along the A38 running through central Birmingham to Longbridge and beyond known as the ‘Central Technology Belt’.

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3.2.4

Plain English Version

The population of Birmingham is expected to rise by 100,000 — which will mean 65,000 who will need jobs.  This means we have to create jobs just to make sure unemployment doesn’t get worse.

To make things better the ‘Big City Plan’ will aim to create even more jobs – by helping to train people, including those already living here and out of work.

Original Document

Overall the population of Birmingham is projected to increase by 100,000 and the working age population by 65,000. Thus jobs need to be created just to keep pace with this growth. But the city needs to go beyond that to raise its employment rate. Whilst preparing a higher skilled future for all its residents, the plan must seek to integrate the existing workless through providing a range of employment and occupational opportunities.

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Complex city

Plain English Version

We think that Birmingham’s agencies (such as health trusts, education authority and council departments) should work together to provide the things that are needed for families to live in the city centre – new parks, schools, health centres, meeting places, local workplaces – all provided at the same time as new homes.

Original Document

Birmingham’s agencies should work together to deliver the essentials for city centre family living – new parks, schools, health centres, meeting places, local workplaces – all delivered in tandem with new homes.

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Start local

Plain English Version

We think that Birmingham should encourage new business. We should look into ways that people can work close to home and give people a wide range of places to work.

Original Document

Birmingham should master the art of fostering new enterprise. The potential for working close to home should also be explored and the widest range of employment space should be provided.

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Univercity

Plain English Version

We think that Birmingham must understand how important its universities and colleges are and help graduates to stay in Birmingham and use their skills in business. We should encourage technology businesses by having new types of workspace, flexible learning and living space and support (such as advice and grants).

Original Document

Birmingham must value its strong academic base and turn it into city-based enterprise if it is going to compete better on the world stage. Technological enterprise should be encouraged by new forms of workspace, flexible learning and living space and business support.

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