We broadly support that appropriately scaled developments are required to contribute to local training, skills and employment opportunities, especially apprenticeships, in order that the local community benefits from the development. We also support the idea that these same developments open up supply chain opportunities to local businesses during the stages of development.
Furthermore, we are in agreement with the Cambridge Anti-Poverty Strategy 2020-2023’s identification of a hollowed-out labour market that is particular to Cambridge City. We believe that many Cambridge residents have limited access to the higher tiers of the Cambridge labour market.
There are no obvious routes into the science and tech business and Cambridge University careers from the standpoint of the local Cambridge citizen. The existence of the science and tech scene in Cambridge and the presence of Cambridge University attracts brilliant minds to our city and along with that great wealth but the wealth is not filtering down. [1] There needs to be more opportunities for our young people to grow and develop their skills, knowledge and passions with interesting
careers, not just those advertised on the Cambridge Network or on the Cambridge University Jobs website. There is a lack of an obvious go-to resource for local citizens to find interesting opportunities, aside from that provided by the Job Centre or by sponsored jobs search engines. We recommend that a provision with the same verve and vigour as the Cambridge Network is set up to
provide the aforementioned local skills, training and apprenticeship opportunities and that these opportunities are targeted towards those in our local community who most need it.
[1] https://www.thecambridgecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Cambridge-Commons-SIPFinal-
Report-1.pdf