Community 1st Oldham (C1OL)
C1OL Vision
Local labour agenda
C1OL aims to maximise regeneration and community involvement around various LIFT developments.
To deliver this agenda, C1OL have established a local employment charter (facilitated by J21 – Oldham and Rochdale Local Labour in Construction Initiative) with our supply chain partners, which aims to maximise employment and supply chain opportunities for Oldham residents and contractors.
The partnership between J21 – Oldham & Rochdale Local Labour in Construction Initiative, C1OL and our construction partners has already started to deliver results for local people.
The partnership aims to create local employment and businesses opportunities on all the upcoming LIFT health and community facility developments due to be built across Oldham over the next 25 years; commencing with the flagship Oldham town centre Integrated Care Centre.
"In all our LIFT developments we endeavour to ensure that community regeneration and employment generation opportunities are maximised. LIFT is not just about new buildings but about supporting wider regeneration in the borough. This is a key target for us when working in partnership with Oldham Primary Care Trust on the flagship ICC development."
Rod Hulme, Director, Community 1st Oldham Limited
"This partnership will deliver tangible benefits for the borough of Oldham. Carillion and Community 1st Oldham Ltd have both expressed a strong commitment to local labour from the outset. We aim to build on this, to deliver a lasting impact on the lives of local people, in particular new entrants seeking a long-term career in construction and in helping to sustain the local economy."
Sarfraz Arfan, J21 Manager.
To view the charter please click here.
About J21
J21 is a partnership project between The Oldham College, Hopwood Hall College and Oldham and Rochdale Councils, which is partially financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
It aims to maximise employment and supply chain opportunities for Oldham and Rochdale residents and contractors across a number of major capital projects such as, Housing Market Renewal, Kings Way Business Park, Private Finance Initiative – Building Schools for the Future and Housing, and LIFT (Local Improvement Finance Trust).
Over the next ten years, over £2billion will be invested in construction activity throughout the boroughs, which will transform the built environment and stimulate the local economy. The partnership that formed J21 aims to capitalise on this, generating social and economic outcomes in addition to the physical legacy.
This had led to C1OL working with J21 on the flagship £20m town centre Integrated Care Centre as the first LIFT development to apply the principles laid down in the J21 construction charter and Local Labour Agreements.
For further details and case studies click here to view C1OL Community Programme.
