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Tottenham Hotspur’s
stadium construction project opens up job opportunities to local people.
The club hosted its first
construction-focused Jobs Fair at White Hart Lane as part of its continued aim
to deliver employment opportunities on the site of its new stadium development.
A total of 20 employers,
including contractors and sub-contractors involved in building the club’s new
61,000-seater venue, offered live jobs and training opportunities to around 500
local young people in attendance.
An estimated 3,000
construction jobs are expected to have been delivered by the time the new
stadium opens in August 2018, and the club is ensuring that people living
within the local area benefit from the employment opportunities created by the
scheme.
As part of a drive to
address unemployment levels amongst 18-25 year-olds, the club’s Foundation has
today launched a Construction Academy in partnership with three Further
Education Colleges – Barnet & Southgate College, Hertford Regional College
and Waltham Forest College.
The Academy will aim to
recruit teenagers interested in construction careers on a two-week programmes
that involves on-the-job training on the site of the new stadium development.
The club today directly
supports 1,100 jobs in the locality – 650 employed directly on site by the
club, the Foundation and Sainsbury’s; and 450 supported through the club’s
supply chain, spending and direct activities.
In addition, the spending
of supporters and visitors to Tottenham as a direct result of the club’s
activities supports a further 730 jobs locally. The club currently therefore
supports over 1,800 jobs locally and pumps around £120 million into the local
economy each year.
When complete, the
development will support around 3,500 jobs, with £293 million pumped into the
local economy each year. An increase of 1,700 new jobs and £166 million local
spending a year – an enormous impact for an area in real need of new jobs and
more economic activity.
Credit:FCBusiness.
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