Of these, 50 have found jobs with contractors delivering retrofitting projects in London and, as demand increases amongst the newly appointed RE:NEW and RE: FIT contractors, job outcomes are forecast to increase. To date, 50% of starters on the programme are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups (generally these groups are more disadvantaged in London) with 60% being unemployed for six months or more (over a quarter of total starters had previously been out of work for a year or more). The programme has demonstrated that with short-top up courses and intensive employability support unemployed people can benefit from jobs in the emerging green economy.