Langarth Garden Village will provide additional employment opportunities, with live-work housing solutions, new work spaces, access to superfast broadband, and specific support for start-ups and growth for small and medium sized enterprises. As well as providing new construction jobs, the project will also be working with partners to support the growth of local businesses and provide jobs in other sectors
What we are doing?
- Creating approximately 4,000 new construction jobs
- Encouraging the use of local supply chains to strengthen businesses not only in Truro but also in the wider area
- Providing new workspaces, live work housing solutions and improved broadband network to provide opportunities for freelancers, start-ups and SMEs to grow
- Developing new employment sectors, including new food processing, professional services, digital and creative media and e health businesses
- Investing more than £10 m in skills and training to support Cornwall to become self sustaining in construction by providing local people with training in construction skills
- Promoting use of local tradespeople
- Working with stakeholders to deliver an apprenticeship programme which provides at least 16 places a year over 20 years
- Providing work experience placements and traineeships for students from schools, colleges and universities
- Using local supply chains to boost employment
- Encouraging community events and activities, such as local farmers markets and events to provide local employment opportunities
- Creating partnerships with Constructing Excellence, Building Cornwall and schools and colleges to promote local talent and skills, support innovation in the building industry and promote the use of new technology.
