Supporting green skills in Barnet

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Join us on our journey to become one of London’s most sustainable boroughs.

As part of both our Sustainability Action Plan and Economic Development Framework, we are committed to working together to create and support more green jobs and skills across the borough.  

Our commitment 

We are helping residents to learn green skills, and supporting our businesses to become more sustainable, by: 

  • gaining a better understanding of the Green Economy in Barnet 
  • creating opportunities to make Barnet an attractive place for sustainable business and investment 
  • providing opportunities for residents to train for green skilled jobs 
  • supporting the growth and availability of green jobs across the borough 
  • resourcing the council's own retrofitting programme, by boosting the capacity of local suppliers 
  • supporting the sharing economy and sustainable business practices 

Green skills initiatives 

We are already supporting this commitment across the borough; as part of our housing retrofit programme, we are including green skills training. 

We are working with partners to promote the construction sector to residents, including green skills. Our recent “Women into Construction” programme gave 12 women work placements in construction.  

Other initiatives across the borough include:

  • Launch of  The Skills Centre in Edgware. Designed to build opportunities and transform lives, it gives residents skills in green construction and insulation. 
  • Barnet and Southgate College have received government funding to offer new facilities, including:

  • The West London Green Skills Hub run workshops and events; giving access to jobs and information. 

  • Initiatives with Middlesex University, such as:
    • submitting a proposal for a funded sustainability LGA Net Zero project 
    • a wider programme of collaboration planned for later this year 
    • a joint sustainability steering group.