Green apprenticeships in London January 30th, 2025 by Ruth Moxon, Economist The Mayor has pledged to work with London’s employers to create high-quality jobs and apprenticeships.[1] He has also set a target for London to be net zero carbon by 2030, in which apprenticeships are seen as important pathways to develop the skills to achieve this.[2] This blog summarises some of our recent analysis around green…
Why are apprenticeships less common in London? Evidence from the Employer Skills Survey August 15th, 2024 by Ruth Moxon Apprenticeships are qualifications where the learner is in a paid job that includes on-the-job and off-the-job training. The training costs for apprenticeships are primarily funded through the apprenticeship levy (75% of starts in London in 2021/22)[1], and the levy forms the apprenticeship budget for the Department for Education. Apprenticeships are an important part of the…
Gender pay gap analysis February 14th, 2024 by Daryl Rozario Gender pay gap in London and the UK The headline gender pay gap[1] in London was 11.9% according to provisional 2023 data from the ONS.[2] Pay gaps across the UK have been steadily falling since 1997 but in London progress slowed in the early 2010s (see Figure 1) leaving the gap in London 4.2 percentage…
Monitoring the employment impact of mayoral programmes and initiatives – report summary May 18th, 2023 by Abigail Lyons When the Mayor was re-elected in May 2021, he stated that “protecting, preserving and helping to create jobs will be my economic priority”. GLA Economics have therefore produced a report to monitor the employment impact of programmes and initiatives over the mayoral term. Estimates suggest that over the mayoral term (since 2016), the mayor has…
