Skills for Places: How Section 106 Can Shape Careers

Talk

Tuesday 27 May 2025
08:30 - 09:30

Join this Breakfast Talk exploring how Section 106 agreements can drive inclusive skills development, drawing from NLA’s Skills for Places report to support a more equitable built environment workforce.

This event builds on insights from Skills for Places, NLA’s recently launched report examining the barriers to entering the built environment sector and the pathways needed to develop a diverse, future-ready workforce.

Section 106 agreements made by developers as part of the planning process have traditionally supported affordable housing, infrastructure, and community amenities. Increasingly, they are being recognised for their potential to deliver wider social value through training, apprenticeships, and employment opportunities, particularly for underrepresented groups.

As London faces growing demand for green, digital, and cross-disciplinary expertise, this event will explore how Section 106 can be more strategically leveraged both as a tool for delivering places, and as a mechanism for long-term investment in people.

Drawing on the challenges and opportunities identified in Skills for Places, we’ll examine issues such as borough-specific recruitment restrictions, short-term project cycles, and the need for more flexible, cross-borough apprenticeship models. Through case studies and expert insights, we will explore how Section 106 can be reframed to build inclusive career pathways and respond to critical skills gaps across the sector.

Join us to explore how policy, partnerships, and creativity can unlock the full potential of Section 106 to support a more equitable, skilled, and resilient built environment workforce.

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James-Stanfield_OPDC.pdf
Alice-Reid_-Stanhope.pdf

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Speaker biographies

Kate Gibbs

Head of Inclusive Economy, London Borough of Camden

James Stanfield

Team Leader (CIL and Section 106), Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation

Federico Ortiz

Head of Programme, NLA

Alice Reid

ESG Manager / Stanhope Foundation Lead, Stanhope PLC

Lucy Wainwright

Social Value Lead, Multiplex

VENUE

The London Centre
3 Aldermanbury
London
EC2V 7HH

ACCESSIBILITY

There are 4 steps to the main entrance, with a level access entrance via the Guildhall West Wing approximately 200 feet away. There are toilets and accessible toilets via stairs or a lift to the lower ground floor. If you would like more information, or have any access requirements, please let us know what these are and how we can best accommodate these by emailing events@nla.london.