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________________________________________ > > Dear Radstats > > I have been following the discussions on this mail list for a while > with particular interest in some of the debates around labour market > stats. > > I was wondering if there was someone out there who might be able to > sign post me to a piece of research which can evidence the contribution > of knowledge based industries in regenerating local employment markets. > I am looking to develop a rationale for how B1 type development (e.g. > Technology Parks - ICT / Biotechnology) in Liverpool might support a > more balanced labour market i.e. building up a demand for a range of > skills in the local economy including graduate and non graduate > employment. > > UK and EC policy emphasises the need to develop knowledge based > industries and the Lifelong Learning agenda is based upon the need to > upskill employees and labour market entrants to compete in the new > economy. However, the reality is that low value jobs in retail parks > are likely to provide more employment opportunity to people with a low > skill base. > > I seem to recall a debate about access to employment in Glasgow. The > suggestion was that most employment opportunities in new development > areas around Glasgow were going to people from outside the area. Since > good transport links etc. also facilitate this migration. Is there any > evidence of such development providing economic benefits to the more > socially excluded members of the most deprived areas which many of > these development sites abutt? > > Any instances of e.g. supported recruitment and training providing > progression routes from low value to high value employment in knowledge > based industries would be invaluable. > > I look forward to hearing from someone. > > Yours gratefully > > Mark Morrin > > -- > This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are private and confidential and are solely for the use of the addressee. It may contain material which is legally privileged. If you are not the addressee or the person responsible for delivering to the addressee, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use of it is strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this e-mail (from the domains xpress.org.uk or urbstrat.co.uk) in error please notify Xpress Admin on +44 (0)151 709 1550 or e-mail [log in to unmask] -- ______________________________________________________________________ Alison Macfarlane Department of Midwifery St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery City University 20 Bartholomew Close West Smithfield Email [log in to unmask] London EC1A 7QN Tel 0207 040 5832 Please note that the Department of Midwifery is still in Whitechapel. For non-urgent messages about personal or musical matters, please use Email [log in to unmask] _____________________________________________________________________ ****************************************************** Please think before you press the 'Reply' button! Note that if you press the 'Reply' button your message will go the individual who posted this message not to the list. With many mailers you will have a 'Reply-to-All' button that will send automatically to the list address of <[log in to unmask]>. The Radstats list is set up for public discussion so please be generous with your thoughts and share them us all. *******************************************************