About
Opportunity Barnet
Connecting Barnet residents with local employment, training and skills opportunities
Local Impact
Real Local Benefits
When new developments come to a borough, they bring real opportunities for local people - jobs, apprenticeships, training and community engagement.
No developments are registered on the Barnet site yet. If you're a developer or council with a scheme under planning obligation in Barnet, you can put it on the platform in minutes - we'll surface every job, apprenticeship and training place to local residents first, paired with on-the-ground delivery support.
The platform's anchor development is Pearl Yard in Bermondsey (Southwark) - see how it works at our Pearl Yard case study.
Purpose
Our Mission
We believe local development should mean local jobs. Opportunity Platform exists because in boroughs like Southwark, where unemployment sits at 6.2 percent and climbing (Trust for London, April 2026), the jobs and apprenticeships created by new developments should land with the people whose streets are changing, not travel to outsiders with better networks.
We work borough by borough, pairing every listing with resident-facing support from local partners so Barnet residents are first in line where they live.
How It Works
The Delivery Model
A replicable partnership model connecting developers, councils, and communities
Strategy
Storey Consulting designs the local employment and skills strategy for each development
Platform
Opportunity Platform lists local opportunities and connects them with the right candidates
Delivery
Local delivery partners provide resident-facing support: pre-employment training, mentoring, and welfare advice
Outcomes
Real impact for residents - jobs started, apprenticeships placed, training completed
Our Community
Get Involved
Whether you are a resident, an employer or a training provider - we would love to connect with you.