Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex
London-Middlesex Employment Networking and Information Portal
 

About Us

The Employment Sector Council London-Middlesex (ESCLM) is a network of over 45 organizations serving more than 60,000 clients in the employment and training sector in the city of London and surrounding Middlesex County in Ontario, Canada. Our members include non-profit & public employment service delivery agencies, employers, trainers, educators and representatives from all three levels of government.  

OUR VISION

The ESCLM is ‘a dynamic service delivery system that provides opportunity for all people to meet the changing labour needs of our community.'

Established in 1992 as the London-Middlesex Labour Market Planning Council (LMLMPC) in response to the need for a coordinated planning approach, today's ESCLM is one voice for the London-Middlesex employment and training sector. The Council provides a forum to identify needs and trends, share information, plan for services and resources, and promote community growth and development. It enables program staff and agencies to implement best practices across the community and ensures the sector can respond quickly to changing labour market trends and adjustments.

Shared training for employment planning, standards for high quality service delivery, client referral, tracking and information sharing agreements, and common technology platforms designed and delivered by the ESCLM have enabled solid, collaborative working relationships. This translates into greater efficiency and effectiveness, maximization of resources, and a client-centered, modern community infrastructure. Pro-actively, the ESCLM designs, develops and implements strategies that address human resource issues affecting the employment and training sector.

WHAT WE DO

  • Facilitate the exchange of employment sector information to identify local labour needs, challenges and trends

  • Develop, coordinate and plan employment sector services and resources to address both current and future labour market needs

  • Promote community growth and development

  • Promote staff development by providing information, workshops and training

  • Facilitate linkages with existing and new umbrella groups

  • Promote collective action and contribution of the sector to address community issues

  • Encourage full participation of the employment sector in the Council