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The Belfast Labour Market Partnership (LMP) is focused on improving Belfast’s employability outcomes and labour market conditions by working with a wide range of partners, being flexible to meet local needs and helping to connect employers with employees. We developed the partnership with funding from the Department for Communities (DfC) and Department for the Economy (DfE).
We’ve worked with a wide range of stakeholder groups to consider these four areas in depth:
This gave us the information we needed to:
We'll be focusing on two key pieces of work, a Labour Market Observatory and Gateway Service..
Belfast LMP is setting up a Labour Market Observatory as a new way of bringing together intelligence, data and information on key elements of the city’s labour market in one central resource. This resource will be freely available to jobseekers, students, intermediaries, policy makers, training and education providers, investors and employers and will help build better opportunities and pathways to employment by giving a microscopic view of Belfast’s labour market in the short, medium and long term.
The Observatory will provide intelligence and labour market trends on:
We want to help people make informed career choices by providing easy to access, independent and quality information, advice and guidance tailored to their individual needs and career aspirations.
Working closely with the Careers Service, work coaches, relevant health services and local VCSE organisations, our Gateway Service will give people specific support to:
You can read a summary of our 2022-2023 action plan online or contact Belfast Labour Market Partnership: lmp@belfastcity.gov.uk.