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GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES BATTERSEA POWER STATION LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT ANNUAL REPORT FY 2019/2020
PARTNERING TO
CREATE LOCAL JOBS
Generating Opportunities reports on the progress made for the financial year April 2019 to
end of March 2020 in achieving the aspirations of the Local Employment Agreement (LEA)
as agreed between Battersea Power Station and the London Borough of Wandsworth. This
report needs to be considered in the context of pre-Covid-19 restrictions.
Battersea Power Station is well on its way to becoming Wandsworth’s newest town centre. Phase 1 of the project, Circus West
Village, is a thriving new community bringing together hospitality, retailers, residents and office workers. As well as offering a new
cultural and retail opportunity for the local area, Battersea Power Station is bringing employment and training opportunities to local
people and helping to build a strong local economy rooted in a sense of community.
OUR COMMITMENT
PHASE 1 PHASE 3c
As part of the development of the new town centre at Battersea (CIRCUS WEST VILLAGE) (THE ELECTRIC BOULEVARD)
Power Station, we are committed to: Independent shops and New retail high street
restaurants, three-screen and residential
> Helping local people find work and improve their skills cinema, 150-capacity theatre,
> Creating a place where people want to spend time and fitness and leisure facilities,
PHASE 4a
promoting social integration river bus service, offices
Registered provider: Peabody
and 865 homes
> Ensuring that the development contributes to a healthy local 386 new affordable homes,
economy and provides opportunities for local businesses Completed: 2017
new NHS medical centre,
All construction skills
Local people are those who are residents of the London boroughs of subsidised workspaces and
and employment targets
Wandsworth and Lambeth. Local businesses are those that are based children’s playground
met or exceeded
or conduct a significant part of their business in these boroughs.
This commitment is formalised in the LEA, Schedule 9 of the PHASE 4
PHASE 2
Section 106, which was agreed between Wandsworth Council, Retail, leisure, food and
(THE POWER STATION)
key stakeholders and the landowner. beverage, together with office
Construction manager: Mace
scheme and residential
The construction stage of the LEA is delivered through Employment Regeneration of the iconic
and Skills Plans (ESPs), which establish local employment targets Battersea Power Station,
and working practices, as well as holding us accountable to our Apple’s new London campus, PHASE 5
commitment. The Battersea Power Station development takes place office and events space, Residential led
across eight phases with a separate ESP agreed for each phase over 100 shops, cafés, bars
between the construction manager, Battersea Power Station and and restaurants, cinema, PHASE 6
Wandsworth Council. The Chimney Lift experience, Office and serviced
Power Station Park and apartments, together with
Long-term jobs in shops, restaurants and the running of Circus 253 new homes
West Village are reported to the council by Battersea Academy food and beverage, leisure
for Skills & Employment (BASE). Eventually, there will be 17,000 Commenced: 2014 and residential
new long-term jobs created in the new town centre at Battersea
Power Station. PHASE 3a PHASE 7
(THE ELECTRIC BOULEVARD) Food and beverage,
Construction manager: and residential
Sir Robert McAlpine
1
A new retail high street,
7
6 together with a 167-bedroom
hotel and new homes
Commenced: 2017
2
5 PHASE 3b
(THE ELECTRIC BOULEVARD)
4 New retail high street, Zone 1
3a 3a tube station, Grade A office
space and residential
3c
3b 4a
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HOW WE CREATE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
LOCAL COMMUNITIES
We are committed to helping as many local people as possible
to gain employment and develop their skills with us. Working in
partnership with Wandsworth Council and our phase contractors,
we are:
> Creating careers in construction through jobs and
apprenticeships
> Creating access to the new employment opportunities
at Battersea Power Station through BASE
> Providing educational outreach through our own activities and
in collaboration with Wandsworth Council and our contractors
> Supporting opportunities for local businesses and supply chains
in collaboration with Wandsworth Council and Wandsworth
Chamber of Commerce, as well as supporting local business
association Battersea Park Businesses
Case studies and examples are provided throughout this report.
Contractors and local recruitment
Wandsworth Work Match, part of Wandsworth Council,
captures and manages construction vacancies related
to the ESP for each phase of the development. Working
with phase construction managers, all new vacancies are
reported through a vacancy form and recruited through
the local council process. Candidates are recruited through
Wandsworth Work Match’s local referral network, which
includes Jobcentre Plus, training providers, local colleges and OVER
17,000
universities, access-to-work organisations and more.
Community skills development
As part of our commitment to the local community, we
promote apprenticeships and work experience opportunities NEW PERMANENT JOBS
with Battersea Power Station, as well as with our construction WILL BE CREATED BY THE
managers and sub-contractors on each phase. We also run REDEVELOPMENT OF BATTERSEA
job fairs and attend other organisations’ events locally to
advertise opportunities. POWER STATION MASTERPLAN
Supporting local business and suppliers
2,250
We work closely with Wandsworth Council and organisations
such as Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce to support
procurement initiatives that ensure local businesses are
informed and supported, allowing them to compete for
DIRECT AND INDIRECT
opportunities associated with building the new town centre at
Battersea Power Station. CONSTRUCTION JOBS
WILL BE CREATED
Monitoring and transparency
Wandsworth Work Match gathers monthly local-employment
686
and skills-training data from the construction managers
and Battersea Power Station Development Company
(BPSDC). All sub‑contractors have regular meetings with
our construction managers, their community leads and the
Communities Team at BPSDC to plan for upcoming vacancies. LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE FOUND
JOBS AND APPRENTICESHIPS
ON SITE SINCE CONSTRUCTION
STARTED IN 2013
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HOW WE ARE DOING
Progress key: Achieved On track Ahead Behind
PHASE 1
PHASE 1: CIRCUS WEST VILLAGE (CARILLION – COMPLETE) TOTAL JOB STARTS
196
2014–2017
Target Actual Progress
Education programme
OF WHICH 60%
Work experience placements (14+) 104 107
ARE WANDSWORTH
Curriculum support activities (student engagement) N/A 3,144 AND 40% LAMBETH
Employment and skills events 56 74
Local employment
TOTAL APPRENTICES
43
Graduate job starts 8 11
Apprentice starts 43 43
Job starts N/A 196
Jobs advertised 88 156
OF WHICH 65% ARE
WANDSWORTH AND
35% LAMBETH*
PHASE 2: BATTERSEA POWER STATION (MACE)
2015–2020 2019–2020
PHASE 2
Target Actual Target Actual Progress
Education programme
TOTAL JOB STARTS
216
Work experience placements (14+) 182 149 24 15
Curriculum support activities
350 870 30 311
(student engagement)
Employment and skills events 50 137 5 30 OF WHICH 61% ARE
Local employment
WANDSWORTH AND
38% LAMBETH
Graduate job starts 21 10 7 3
Apprentice starts 100 71 30 23
Job starts 130 216 20 66 TOTAL GRADUATES
10OF WHICH 70% ARE
WANDSWORTH AND
30% LAMBETH
TOTAL APPRENTICES
71
OF WHICH 58% ARE
WANDSWORTH AND
37% LAMBETH*
*All remaining percentages are people from outside the borough.
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PHASE 3A
TOTAL JOB STARTS
68
OF WHICH 61% ARE
WANDSWORTH AND
Progress key: Achieved On track Ahead Behind 37% LAMBETH*
PHASE 3a: ELECTRIC BOULEVARD (SIR ROBERT MCALPINE)
TOTAL GRADUATES
2017–2020 2019–2020
Education programme
Work experience placements (14+)
Target
92
Actual
100
Target
30
Actual
55
Progress
12OF WHICH 67% ARE
Curriculum support activities WANDSWORTH AND
150 824 50 171
(student engagement) 33% LAMBETH
Employment and skills events 27 80 10 35
Local employment
TOTAL APPRENTICES
Graduate job starts 9 12 0 1
Apprentice starts
Job starts
40
83
11
68
15
25
10
32
11OF WHICH 46% ARE
WANDSWORTH AND
PHASE 4a: (ARDMORE) 54% LAMBETH
Phase 4a is being delivered in partnership with Peabody, which is responsible
for managing local employment targets with its contractor Ardmore. *All remaining percentages are people from outside the borough.
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CONSTRUCTION
Developing talented people with the relevant skills from the
local community is essential to our aims of furthering economic
growth, competitiveness and social integration. We want to
support local workers and enable them to take advantage
of the construction job opportunities created at Battersea
Power Station.
FOR LOCAL PEOPLE
CSF CONSTRUCTION GATEWAY TRAINING PROJECT – PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES
FOR UPSKILLING
Hundreds of local people have already benefitted from the Construction Skills Fund (CSF)
Construction Gateway Training Project, a partnership that has so far led 157 people to new
careers in the construction industry.
JOBS
BPSDC and Wandsworth Council partnered with site construction managers Mace and
Sir Robert McAlpine, along with Taylor Wimpey, on the York Road/Winstanley Estate
Regeneration to successfully bid to the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and
Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) for the CSF. This fund was specifically created
to provide opportunities for people new to the construction industry to gain training and
employment. An initial amount of £500,000 was awarded to the CSF Construction Gateway
Training Project at Battersea Power Station.
One of the most successful elements of this project is the Contractor Day. Battersea Power
Station’s contractors are invited to interview trainees from the programme for any roles they
are recruiting for. The successful candidate is then put through the relevant training course.
As well as Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) training, which is a requirement of
working on a construction site, the project offers a variety of courses such as IPAF, PASMA,
SSSTS, Traffic Marshall, COTS (scaffolding) and hoist operator training.
The CSF Construction Gateway Training Project has been successful in securing a
second round of funding from the CSF for 2020–2021. Training will need to be adjusted
in accordance with the current Covid-19 safety guidelines, with some training now
carried out online. The opportunity to retrain for a new career in the construction industry
will be particularly important in the upcoming year, with many people losing jobs in
different sectors due to Covid-19.
CSF CONSTRUCTION GATEWAY TRAINING PROJECT IN NUMBERS
> £500,000 funding from CSF in 2019–2020
> 400 people successfully completed training and were ready for work in 2019–2020
> 86% are local Wandsworth and Lambeth residents
> 157 of these trainees have already taken on new roles in the construction industry
> 101 of these are working at Battersea Power Station
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FROM THE THEATRE TO 3D STRESS-FREE WORK–LIFE BROTHERS’ LIVES CHANGED
SURVEY TECHNICIAN BALANCE FOR THE BETTER
After 12 years in the theatre industry Having received training through the CSF It was a family affair from the start
selling tickets, Phil had been struggling Construction Gateway Training Project, for Sam and Charlie, who were first
to secure work when he heard about Jordan met recruiters from E.ON Control made aware of training opportunities
the CSF Construction Gateway Training Solutions on Phase 3 at a Contractor when their mum saw an advert for the
Project. He had no idea what he wanted Day event held as part of the training CSF Construction Gateway Training
to do in construction, or even what he programme. Project. They got in touch with Karen
could do when he started the programme. Gray from Wandsworth Work Match,
Since starting as an Apprentice Building
On the Contractor Day, Panny from who arranged for them to attend a
Management Systems Engineer with E.ON,
Michael J Lonsdale talked about the role recruitment day. There they met Luke
Jordan has been learning all aspects
of a building services company before Beck from AC Beck, who interviewed
of the installation and commissioning
interviewing Phil. Phil has now been them for a painting and decorating
process. It has been a steep learning
training as a 3D Survey Technician for apprenticeship. They were subsequently
curve, but working alongside experienced
more than a year and is enjoying the both offered jobs and, as they say, the
professionals has helped guide him while
responsibility he has. He gets to travel rest is history. Since embarking on this
learning and practising new skills.
around many different sites, including career path, both Sam and Charlie have
Battersea Power Station, and loves the Jordan said: reflected on the apprenticeship scheme’s
exciting projects he works on. life‑changing impact.
“I have found a career that I am really
Phil said: interested in pursuing, and working Sam said:
on such an iconic project is definitely
“I don’t just feel like I am going to “My life has definitely changed for the
a bonus! The stress-free commute has
work; I feel like I am part of a family. better since working at Battersea Power
given me a better work–life balance.”
No matter what the situation, there are Station. More consistent money, more
others to help me to get training and routine. I feel valued as part of the team
complete my work.” and proud about the work I have done.”
Charlie said:
“I am now motivated to go to college,
and enjoy taking a lot of what I
am learning and applying it to the
workplace. I am really interested in what
I am doing. It is great working full time!”
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POSITIVE EFFECT ON WELLBEING A SWIFT RETURN TO WORK NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN
Having worked for a security company Before coming to Battersea Power Station, After working in the hospitality industry
for 10 years, Helena took the opportunity Stephanie had worked in a number of for most of his life, Fortunato decided,
to travel for three months after she was different industries outside construction, at the age of 69, that it was time for a
made redundant. Upon returning to the including roles in customer service and new challenge. Coming from a family
UK, she was introduced to Wandsworth hospitality. Introduced by Wandsworth of builders he took the opportunity to
Work Match and it took no time at all for Work Match, Stephanie was successful in get trained in construction at the CSF
them to organise a successful interview securing a role as Apprentice Document Construction Gateway Training project.
with Schneider GB to become a Site Controller on Phase 2, working for Fortunato completed his CSCS and
Administrator at Battersea Power Station. Loughton Contracts. PASMA training and was then offered
One of the best things about her new an interview with UK Gunite on Phase 2.
Unfortunately, when lockdown started
role is the positive effect it has had on In the interview UK Gunite assured
Stephanie was made redundant.
her wellbeing. With just a short walk to Fortunato that age was not a barrier.
However, as soon as the site was back
and from work, Helena is now enjoying He is finding the career change into
up and running, the Battersea Power
evening exercise classes instead! construction much better for his home life
Station Employment Team successfully
compared to working in hospitality, as he
Helena said: put Stephanie forward for a Document
and his wife now spend more time doing
Controller role with Stortford Interiors on
“I have really enjoyed working here and things together.
Phase 3 where she will now be able to
the great atmosphere. I hope to continue
finish her apprenticeship. Fortunato said:
to work at Battersea Power Station for
many years to come.” Stephanie said: “You are never too old to learn. The
people I have been working with are
“When starting a new role in construction,
very helpful and inclusive. Especially
my advice is to have confidence and
for a newcomer, they are very helpful.
work to your best ability. The industry will
I only have praise for them.”
reward you for your hard work.”
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COMMUNITY ORGANISATION TO NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP
CONSTRUCTION WEEK 2020
Mohamed came to the UK from In February 2020, Battersea Power Station
Sweden, where he had been working was proud to take part in an apprenticeship
while studying. Once here, he spent fair at the House of Commons organised
six months working with the Eritrean by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on
Muslim Community Association (EMCA) Apprenticeships to mark the 13th National
in Nine Elms. Mohamed heard about Apprenticeship Week.
the CSF Construction Gateway Training
Two brilliant apprentices – Yiggon, a
Project when he attended Battersea Power
formwork carpentry apprentice with
Station’s job fair at EMCA. He signed up
Keltbray on Phase 2, and Charlie, a
and obtained his CSCS Green Card. Since
painter with AC Beck on Phase 3 – were
then, he has worked as a scaffolding
invited to speak about their experiences.
labourer with Benchmark Scaffolding
on Phase 2, taken the COTS course and Both apprentices were given the
undertaken Fire Marshall training. opportunity to talk to the Secretary of
State for Education and the Minister for
Mohamed said:
Employment about their apprenticeships,
“I now have a steady income and I’m how they got them, and what it’s like
more financially secure. I understand working and studying at the same time.
the options I have for a career
within the construction industry and
I want to develop my skills and gain
more qualifications.”
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BATTERSEA
ACADEMY FOR SKILLS
& EMPLOYMENT
The development of Battersea Power Station will create 17,000 new jobs in the area,
and we want to make sure that as many as possible go to local people. That’s why we
are committed to filling at least 20% of the long‑term vacancies with local residents.
To support this aspiration, Battersea Power Station’s shareholders BASE PRE-EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME
established the Battersea Academy for Skills & Employment
We created the BASE Pre-Employment Programme to raise
(BASE). BASE has partnered with local job programmes, colleges,
awareness of the upcoming opportunities among prospective
community organisations and schools to match local people with
local candidates. Since the first hospitality-focused programme,
the pipeline of upcoming opportunities and roles. It is committed
launched in July 2017, the aim has been to develop local talent,
to helping local people and maintains a talent pool of work-
focusing on the technical and personal skills needed to succeed
ready candidates to support the commercial tenants and service
in the industry.
contractors on the finished development.
From April 2019 to March 2020, we delivered four programmes,
Incorporated as a Community Interest Company (CIC) in
attended by 46 people, of whom 42 were local. Each programme
December 2016, BASE works in close partnership with the
runs for 10 days concluding with an assessment day, which
local authority to offer a programme focusing on:
includes menu design, food preparation and serving. Commercial
> Careers – Achieving long-term employment for local people tenants Megan’s at the Power Station, Tapas Brindisa Battersea,
by working closely with our commercial tenants and service Vagabond Wines and Tonkotsu were invited to take part in the
contractors to identify and meet their skills needs programme, delivering company presentations and offering
interviews. Of those that completed the programme in the
> Skills – Engaging and motivating local people to gain
reporting period, all participants were interviewed and 50% have
the skills needed for the huge range of long-term and
secured employment, with 12 more scheduled for work trials.
public‑facing jobs at Battersea Power Station
> Qualifications – Inspiring people by delivering quality
training across the new town centre by offering SERVICE EXCELLENCE PROGRAMME
accredited qualifications
We want BASE to help enable exceptional standards of service
at Battersea Power Station through the Institute of Customer
Service-accredited training programme ‘My Place, Your World’.
RECRUITMENT
Launched in December 2016, our ambition is to deliver this
BASE works with Wandsworth Work Match to identify Battersea training to all workers in public-facing roles, so that they
Power Station’s employer requirements, and with the BASE become our ‘Placemakers’.
provider network to source and screen local candidates and
Our aim is:
match them to these roles. Together, these services provide
a range of pre-employment support, from interview and CV > To create Battersea Power Station Placemakers – exceptional
preparation to introductory courses in areas such as hospitality, people confidently serving the Battersea neighbourhood
retail and security.
> To equip every new public-facing employee with the skills
to meet the needs of residents, customers and visitors with
passion, pride and personality
BASE TALENT POOL
BASE depends on a pipeline of local people who have the right
skills and aptitudes to meet future employment demands from
the Battersea Power Station development. The BASE Talent Pool
was created to nurture this demand across the new town centre.
People can apply to the BASE Talent Pool by completing an online
application on the BASE website and uploading their CV at
baseskillsacademy.co.uk/talent-pool
10NEW HOME FOR BASE BY DESIGN
A one-stop employment shop opened in June 2019, when BASE Maria attended a CV training session, facilitated by Muhit,
unveiled its new home at the heart of the first phase of Battersea Wandsworth Work Match’s Account Manager, at the BASE
Power Station. Situated under a railway arch on Arches Lane in centre in July, followed by a one-to-one meeting to discuss her
Circus West Village, the BASE team, including embedded officers CV and job goals. As a junior graphic designer working on her
from Wandsworth Work Match, is available Monday to Friday to portfolio, Maria was also looking for an interim hospitality job
help anyone looking for employment or training. while she worked on her chosen career. Maria had some previous
hospitality experience and was introduced to BaxterStorey who
Aimed at local people who need to develop the right skills for
were advertising for a role as a lounge host. After a telephone
the job, or those who are looking for the right opportunity,
interview with the manager at BaxterStorey, Maria was invited for
BASE’s new home has something to benefit everyone. The facility
an immediate work trial. Following a successful trial, she started
boasts two training rooms for group training sessions, interviews
work three days later and loves her new role.
and one-to-one advice and guidance meetings. It also has
11 computers configured for public access to take advantage
of online training courses.
SUSTAINABLE EMPLOYMENT PICKER TO CHEF
Before starting his role at Battersea Wandsworth resident Shamara previously
Power Station, Lee had roles in retail and worked as a Picker at Booker Cash & Carry.
visual merchandising. However, serious Looking for a career change and always
health problems had kept him from work seeing herself as a chef, she applied for a
for some time. Junior Chef role on the BASE website. The
recruitment process included an open day where Shamara
Ready to return to work, Lee applied for a Residential Porter
was introduced to Megan’s at the Power Station restaurant,
position via BASE. Lee’s manager tells us that he is one
interviewed and offered a work trial. After the three-hour work
of the most popular members of staff among Circus West
trial, Sharma was offered the job immediately and was elated.
Village residents.
The role involves managing the deli bar and working to a
Lee has now been a Residential Porter for Portico since
strict routine to ensure breakfast and lunches are made in time.
October 2017. You will find him at Scott House greeting
Shamara has learnt many new skills, preparing unique recipes
residents, dealing with all deliveries to apartments and
and learning to slice ingredients very quickly!
signing for special deliveries. ‘Crazy’, ‘fun’ and ‘hard work’
are the three ways Lee describes his job. Shamara said:
Lee said: “I am on the right path to becoming a chef and feel that the
move to Megan’s has opened doors and offers the opportunity
“You have to be patient and go with the flow. There is something
to achieve relevant qualifications to build my foundations and
different happening here every day, so you have to be adaptable.
network within the trade.”
We have so many people from different backgrounds here and I
know how to communicate, to show respect [to different cultures]
and gain their trust.”
BEHIND THE SCENES…
Local resident Alan Jeffrey was a self-
employed furniture maker before taking part
in the Pre-Employment Training Programme.
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He found out about a Kitchen Porter role
when a Circus West Village restaurant,
Megan’s at the Power Station, gave a presentation at BASE.
Alan thought the role was something he could do and was put
ENGAGED IN BASE’S PRE-
forward by BASE for an interview and work trial before he
EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAMME secured the position. Alan has learnt food preparation skills and
SINCE APRIL 2019 (WANDSWORTH now has an appreciation of what goes on behind the scenes in
32, LAMBETH 10) a restaurant. He has ambitions to become a chef and to work
his way up within the industry.
Alan said:
91% “Life has changed since starting work at Battersea Power Station.
I now feel more focused about achieving my ambition.”
WERE LOCAL RESIDENTS
11PARTNERING WITH OUR COMMERCIAL TENANTS NEW FUNDING PARTNERSHIP TO WORK
WITH DISADVANTAGED RESIDENTS
Crazy golf experience and cocktail bar, Birdies, worked with
BASE to recruit for their new branch in Circus West Village. As a result of our bid application to the Paddington
To launch this partnership, BASE ran an open recruitment session Development Trust, BASE secured funding in November 2019
in September for both Back- and Front-of-House Supervisor and for a new employment project called EQUIP. The EQUIP
Manager roles. After promoting the event via social media and project is running for a year and has been set up to support
BASE’s dedicated jobs platform, 24 suitable applicants attended. disadvantaged Londoners to get into employment. BASE made
A presentation about Birdies’ employment practice, culture and a bid to work with residents from Wandsworth and Lambeth,
vacant positions was given to the applicants. This was followed providing pre-employment training in the hospitality industry
by one-to-one interviews, with 12 applicants offered work trials. and then assisting them to access work at Battersea Power
Station. Clients from this group have challenging barriers to
overcome before they can be moved into employment. One-to-
one assessment interviews are carried out before people are
registered, including a detailed action plan with tailored support,
milestones and goals for everyone.
200
JOB VACANCIES FILLED
SINCE 2018
113VACANCIES ADVERTISED
SINCE APRIL 2019
282
LOCAL RESIDENTS ON THE
BASE TALENT POOL
72
JOB OFFERS MADE DURING
APRIL 2019–MARCH 2020
(WANDSWORTH 26, LAMBETH 11)
491
STAFF EMPLOYED IN END-USE
JOBS, OF WHOM 33% ARE LOCAL
RESIDENTS (WANDSWORTH 76,
LAMBETH 87)
RETAINED OUR QUALITY
TRAINING MARK FOR ‘MY PLACE,
YOUR WORLD’ FOR 2019–2020
DELIVERING ENGLISH
FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER
LANGUAGES (ESOL) CLASSES
FOR SERVICE CONTRACTORS
12EDUCATIONAL
OUTREACH
Today’s children are our future visitors, residents and workforce. We want to inspire
4,000 local children and young people annually with the Power Station project,
to work hard and aspire to great things. We host a range of projects to engage
students from the age of seven to the time they graduate from secondary school.
WORK WITH PRIMARY SCHOOLS
In 2019, Battersea Power Station, in partnership with EVERFI
EdComs, updated its education programme with an experiential
workshop for primary school pupils that explores the past, present
and future of Battersea Power Station. From the outset, care has
been taken to ensure that the session is not just a fun excuse to
visit Battersea. Activities are locked into the STEM curriculum and
supplement pupils’ classroom studies. The workshop is also an
opportunity to show that the new town centre will be a major local
employer by the time the pupils leave school, and highlights potential
future careers.
The session has been offered to all 63 primary schools in
Wandsworth, and so far, between 1 April 2019 and 31 March
2020, 1,293 pupils from 32 schools have visited the development.
The workshop has received overwhelmingly positive responses from
all participating schools:
THE HUMAN FACTOR
“Thank you very much for such a wonderful morning.
Emily, a local resident from Tooting and
The children were really engaged and did not stop talking
recent graduate from Leicester University,
about the experience on the bus back to our school. They
where she achieved a 2:1 (BA Hons)
learnt a lot and had fun at the same time. I felt that they gained
in Human Geography, engaged with
a good insight into the history and future of Battersea Power
Battersea Power Station at the Employ
Station and will now be excited to visit it again once the work
Wandsworth event in March 2019.
is complete.”
Emily was very interested in community engagement;
WORK WITH SECONDARY SCHOOLS her dissertation was titled ‘Nine Elms: Three generations
to cross the road – a mixed community or simply more
In partnership with our construction managers, we offer a variety gentrification?’.
of careers-related activities to Wandsworth secondary schools.
At the Employ Wandsworth Jobs Fair she approached the
We attend career fairs organised by schools and colleges and our Battersea Power Station stand and spoke to Sarah Banham
construction managers offer work experience placements for students. about community engagement, which resulted in an offer
To date, we have offered 356 work experience placements to of work experience and a month-long placement that
students in Wandsworth and Lambeth since 2014. began on 17 June 2019.
As we come out of lockdown, our construction managers are When asked what she had learnt from her
getting involved in online careers-based activities to inspire the next work experience, Emily said:
generation who are thinking about whether the construction industry
is right for them. “There is so much going on. So many different people to work
with and I didn’t appreciate how much engagement was
required on a project of this scale. Teamwork is crucial. Each
person and department need to work on their own priorities
but if they don’t come together the project won’t succeed.
Battersea Power Station development is more than just the
Power Station building. It’s a whole community – all 42 acres.
If I were to write my dissertation again I would have written
a different conclusion; I can now see just how much work
goes into community engagement and how Battersea Power
WANT TO FIND OUT MORE? Station go above and beyond to try and engage the local
Get in touch at schoolvisits@ community in the project and also ensure that
batterseapowerstation.co.uk it is sustainable.”
13SUPPORTING LOCAL
BUSINESSES AND
SUPPLIERS
It has always been our mission to work closely with local businesses and suppliers
as we continue to bring the iconic Battersea Power Station building back to life.
SPREADING THE BENEFITS
14%
Our economic commitment to the local area will always remain
a key priority of our work, including ensuring our procurement of
supplies come from local suppliers where possible and supporting
local businesses to benefit from the uplift in footfall that will come
as the town centre at Battersea Power Station opens up. OF THE LOCAL BUSINESSES
SURVEYED FEEL THEY HAVE
An impact assessment survey of the local business community BENEFITTED FROM THE
surrounding the Power Station in September 2019 identified that
14% of the local businesses feel they have benefitted from the
DEVELOPMENT OF THE POWER
development of the Power Station site already. This is an increase STATION SITE ALREADY
of three percentage points from 2018.
The Power Station redevelopment is a long-term project and
although local businesses report some positive effects from the
opening of Circus West Village, there is still a way to go. It
is important to note that 63% of the local businesses situated
around the Power Station envisage staying for 10 or more years,
suggesting that they see the potential benefits that Battersea Power
Station will bring in years to come.
14ISABEL CHAPMAN, FREELANCE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONSULTANT
Isabel came along to a jobs fair at Carney’s
PERRY STAR, MANAGING DIRECTOR, LET US
Community in 2019 where she met the Battersea
GROUP AND CAIUS HOUSE BUILDING MANAGER Power Station team. Having lived in Wandsworth
Perry, aged 24, is a local Battersea resident. He runs a youth for a while, she wanted to give something back to
centre in Battersea called Caius House and in 2017, in his her local community and so was brought on board
spare time, he set up his own business, Let Us Group, which as a consultant to help deliver the Battersea Power
offers a wide range of trade services to local people. In 2018, Station schools programme.
Perry began contractor work with the BPSDC. From setting
up a local roadshow or jobs fair to collecting old wood that Isabel said:
needs to be taken away, Perry is always on hand to assist. “It is incredible to be a part of such an iconic
project, and to be working with a team that is so
Perry said: passionate about creating another town centre for
“Being introduced to the Power Station has opened up many Wandsworth. I’m very proud to be working here.
pathways and enabled me to meet other people who also bring I love being able to support schools to come here
me work. Although running a business is usually about making for the first time, knowing that hopefully it will be
a profit, for me it is about giving others those opportunities too. the first of many visits.”
And that’s why Let Us Group works with local young people,
giving them opportunities so that they can get paid and gain
employment experience.”
ANNA COWIE, FREELANCE ART DIRECTOR
WANDSWORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE As an active member of the Battersea Power Station
Community Choir and as a local, Anna has always
We continue to support Wandsworth Chamber of Commerce, felt a connection to the Power Station. In 2019,
attending networking events and meeting local businesses. she was asked by the Communities Team to do
This provides a great opportunity to educate the local business an illustration to launch the Power Station’s new
community on new developments. sustainability strategy. Since then, Anna has worked
on many different graphic design projects with the
Steve Pinto, Chief Executive of the Chamber, said: Power Station team.
“Battersea Power Station’s contribution to the Chamber’s work
has helped strengthen business ties across the borough and Anna said:
created real value for the local community through positive “The Power Station feels like it is set to become
engagement. This has been an exemplary and long-standing a new creative hub. I am excited for the future
partnership and we encourage all developers to be as engaged of Battersea, and to be part of a community that
and supportive in sharing local supply chain opportunities.” values the arts.”
15BE A PART OF BATTERSEA
POWER STATION
The case studies and statistics
in this report show how local
people and businesses are directly
benefitting from the regeneration
of Battersea Power Station.
We want more local people to
be part of this success story, from
working at the new town centre
at Battersea Power Station to
developing new skills and talents,
and more businesses joining the
supply chain.
If this could be you, or someone
you know, please get in touch.
For jobs and training opportunities
hello@baseskillsacademy.co.uk
baseskillsacademy.co.uk
GET IN TOUCH
For construction jobs and apprenticeships
Karen Gray, Employer Engagement Manager (Construction)
kgray@bpsdc.co.uk
For supply chain opportunities and all other enquiries
Sarah Banham, Head of Communities and Sustainability
sbanham@bpsdc.co.uk
For grants through our charitable foundation
bpsfoundation.org.uk
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