The Urban Enterprise Network provides a responsive service for clients in the areas of regeneration policy research and evaluation, project management, and programme development. Adopting a creative approach to support client objectives, we work closely with our clients to ensure efficient, comprehensive delivery.
Our areas of expertise include:
- Enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Cultural policy and social cohesion
- Community development
- Third Sector/organisational development
UEN’s recent work includes:
- Working with Haringey Council to establish the Haringey Apprenticeship Delivery Framework
Currently providing programme management services to implement the Haringey Apprenticeship Delivery Framework Central government has indicated a clear commitment to encouraging the use of large scale regeneration projects to alleviate the impact of the imminent economic downturn. Ensuring that local people are able to access the employment opportunities generated by the large scale developments taking place within the borough is a priority of the economic regeneration team, with recognition of the importance of providing transparent mechanisms for local tradesmen to access and consider tender opportunities, and for residents to access job opportunities on the various contracts available.
The Government will use the huge leverage available to it through public procurement to promote skills and apprenticeships, and commit to ensuring that all publicly let contracts contain relevant skills training and apprenticeship requirements. The economic downturn has seen central government make firm commitments on procurement, expected to create 7000 new apprenticeships in construction alone.
Haringey Council has placed considerable priority on how to utilise apprenticeships to support their employment and skills strategy. With reference to two of the main regeneration programmes, Decent Homes (via Homes for Haringey) and Building Schools for Future (BSF), with a combined proposed spend of £400m over the next fours years, te council have outlined specific aims to increase the use of local labour and apprenticeships to deliver services.
We are working closely with the following directorates and institutions to establish an effective model of partnership delivery for modern apprenticeships.
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Haringey 14-19 team
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Haringey Human resources
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College of North East London
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Building Schools for the Future
+ Decent Homes (for Haringey) programme
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Haringey Corporate Procurement
+ Apollo
+ Breyer
+ Balfour
+ Wates
+ Mullaley
- Establishing the VCS Engage programme
Developing a programme to target and inform voluntary sector organisations about the legislative requirements of the government’s ‘Every Child Matter’s strategy. This was developed on behalf of VCS Engage, part of the National Children’s Bureau and funded by the Department of Children and Families.
- Managing the Tottenham Green Enterprise Centre
Providing management services on behalf of Haringey Council to oversee the Tottenham Green Enterprise Centre (TGEC). TGEC provides tenant management services for 10,000sq ft of business workspace, and the delivery of £300,000 enterprise/small business support contracts
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