The Foundry Vauxhall

Apr 2nd, 2023

Aug 28th, 2022

Im loving the Foundry so far. Its rare to find a gym that is both supportive and challenging. Great team, great programme, great job.
Jul 31st, 2022

Jul 12th, 2022

Bread and Butter Issues Discussed at The Foundry Picture the scene: it was the first event I attended after the Easter break and I am impatient to hear the keynote speech delivered by the fantastic orator Neil Carberry of @Recruitment and Employment Confederation at The Foundry. It was a common scenario to settle to be enticed by the agenda of the Conference held in honour of the @Learning and Work Institute (whose partnership on the project came from the @Trust for London). The declarative tone of Mr Carberry speech was used to pinpoint the parts of improvement needed between skills and employment. The relationship he identified as problematic came from work and learning reinforcing the need for people to enroll on an #MBA course in order to succeed in the world of business. Due to the fact that an #MBA course does not remain 'fit for purpose' in the fast pace environment of business. The unpredictable nature of technology and its affects human employment has become a disruptive idea on the bread and butter issues between living and work well. @LearnWorkUK was an opportunity to discuss ideas about the future of work and the tenets needed for a progressive workplace experience. #BetterWorkUK23 has given a platform for each attendee to remember that human engagement will always remain inseparable to the fruits of the Labour fulfilled by the masses. Participants of the Breakout Session 1: Building Pathways To Success How Workforce Development Can Support Business Growth and Create Progression Pathways For Low Paid Workers were treated to industry led knowledge from a panel of experts. The panellists consisted of Naomi Clayton of Learning and Work Institute, Simon Ashworth of Association of Employment and Learning Providers, Julia Jones of Trade Union Congress and David Sheen of UK Hospitality. Each panellist imparted the wisdom that was difficult to accept but the solutions they provided made me impatient to live to the changes in the world of work. The figure provided was that 8 million adults do not have a Level 2 qualification in 2023. The non-regulations provisions need to have more pathways to gaining employment via varied range of skills should be provided. It was a problematic issue for explaining the missing workforce were underqualified to move forward in terms of workplace development. It became apparent to the stakeholders and the attendees that the remedy was to have guidance to devolve power by making locality simplify the world of work. By doing this it would make the multinational companies opt into the agenda of upskilling their workforce. For instance employees taking time off to go enroll onto a course would be beneficial to the company in the long-term. A further embodiment of the hope provided by this conference came from the second breakout session I attended entailed 'Creating Healthy Workplaces: Exploring The Vital Link Between Job Quality And Health & Wellbeing. The panellists consisted as follows - Jill Rutter of Learning and Work Institute, David Finch of Health Foundation, Elizabeth Bachrad of Business For Health, Conor D'Arcy of Money & Mental Health Policy Institute and Voirrey Walsh of NHS Providers. The ethos given by Learning and Work Institute has been interwoven by the five worded slogan of 'Making learning and work count'. It was an advertising ploy used to show the verbs 'making' and 'learning' were interconnected and remained fundamental to the future generations of institutionalising the process of working well. Each sector of employment exists to effectively and efficiently ensure that 'work counts'. The combined relationship between the noun 'work' and the verb of 'counts' push forward the notion of each individual being paid well for their time spent in employment. It was an ambitious slogan for the Learning and Work Institute to emblazon on their posters across the event held at The Foundry to prove that they were committed to ensuring that work lives up to their high expectations in the future.
Apr 21st, 2023