Olympic workforce set to surge with 30,000 new jobs on the way

Olympic chiefs believe 30,000 new jobs will be created between now and 2012 as preparation for the London Games hit the halfway point today.

The Olympic Delivery Authority said thousands of job opportunities will be created for construction workers, administrators and support staff.

The site workforce is expected to more than treble from the current level of 3,315 to a peak of 11,000 on the Olympic Park and Olympic Village in 2010 and approximately 30,000 workers in total over the different phases of the project to 2012.

The ODA also made a new commitment to boosting the Olympic Park jobs and skills legacy.

An existing commitment to 2,000 training and apprenticeships opportunities on the Olympic Park is to be increased with a further 250 dedicated apprenticeships to be created.