Leading Scottish construction company City Building (Glasgow) LLP continues to lead the way in delivering apprenticeships.
City Building, Glasgow City Council’s arm’s length construction firm, has recruited 81 apprentices this year and offered contract extensions to 127 time out apprentices.
The apprenticeships have been created in construction, painting and decorating, electrical, plumbing and administration.
As one of the country’s leading providers of apprenticeship and training opportunities, addressing youth unemployment is a key commitment of City Building.
These new positions help to support the delivery of Glasgow City Council’s £25 million Glasgow Guarantee, which aims to ensure that every Glaswegian between the age of 16 and 24 has access to a job, training or apprenticeship opportunity.
As confidence returns to the construction sector – as evidenced in a recent Scottish Building Federation survey – City Building is once again at the forefront of investing in craft apprenticeships.
Ibraheen Kahn (18) from Pollokshields was one of this year’s intake of new apprentices. He said: “Gaining the apprenticeship is a really big achievement for me. I found it very difficult to find an apprenticeship but I got lots of support from my support worker. Before gaining this apprenticeship, I volunteered in a carpet company for six months and also participated in a vocational course at City Building’s Skills Academy.
“Without this apprenticeship, it would be impossible for me to train to this level. One of the great things about an apprenticeship is you are paid while you learn. Thanks to this, I will achieve an SVQ3 in Carpentry and Joinery and will be a qualified joiner when I’m twenty-two.”
Jordan Turner (18) from Knightswood started his apprenticeship in joinery earlier this year. He said: “I’ve always wanted to be a joiner and enjoy practical work. I applied last year but didn’t get selected so I went back to school for another year, gained some Intermediate two qualifications and was successful this time round.
“I’m looking forward to becoming a joiner. I think I will be able to complete other qualifications while I’m here and hope to complete an advanced craft or an HNC. There are definitely lots of opportunities for me.”
Councillor Paul Carey, Chair of City Building LLP, said “City Building continues to make investment in new apprenticeships a top priority and I am pleased to welcome our latest intake to the firm.
“These positions demonstrate our continued commitment to investing in Glasgow’s young people, providing them with the opportunity to learn a trade and gain meaningful employment.
“As optimism returns to the construction industry, it is vitally important that we equip young people with the skills needed to develop within the sector and we are happy to offer these 81 individuals the opportunity to create a brighter future for themselves.”
City Building runs one of Britain’s largest apprenticeship programmes and operates two of the most successful, award-winning training centres – Queenslie Training Centre and the Skills Academy in Laurieston.
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For further information, please contact Julia Correia at 3×1 on T: 0141 221 9041/ E: jcorreia@3×1.com
Notes to Editors
City Building:
City Building was established in 2006 and has an annual turnover of almost £190 million.
It is one of Scotland’s largest construction companies, employing over 2,200 skilled employees, providing repairs and maintenance, construction, refurbishment solutions and specialist services to private, public and third sector organisations across the country.
City Building’s unique social ethos of “building a sustainable future” underpins their drive to deliver excellence and to create training and employment opportunities for a diverse range of people, including minority and other under-represented groups.
City Building provides a diverse range of construction and manufacturing operations including:
- Design and Build projects
- New House projects
- Major investment programmes
- Specialist services
RSBi:
City Building proudly runs Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the most successful supported employment factories in Europe. The company employs over 260 members of staff, more than 50% of who have a disability.
RSBI produces bespoke home and office furniture, kitchens and windows and timber kit frames for housing, care homes and schools for a number of businesses operating in the public and private sectors.
Leading Scottish construction company City Building (Glasgow) LLP continues to lead the way in delivering apprenticeships.
City Building, Glasgow City Council€™s arm€™s length construction firm, has recruited 81 apprentices this year and offered contract extensions to 127 time out apprentices.
The apprenticeships have been created in construction, painting and decorating, electrical, plumbing and administration.
As one of the country€™s leading providers of apprenticeship and training opportunities, addressing youth unemployment is a key commitment of City Building.
These new positions help to support the delivery of Glasgow City Council€™s £25 million Glasgow Guarantee, which aims to ensure that every Glaswegian between the age of 16 and 24 has access to a job, training or apprenticeship opportunity.
As confidence returns to the construction sector – as evidenced in a recent Scottish Building Federation survey €“ City Building is once again at the forefront of investing in craft apprenticeships.
Ibraheen Kahn (18) from Pollokshields was one of this year€™s intake of new apprentices. He said: €œGaining the apprenticeship is a really big achievement for me. I found it very difficult to find an apprenticeship but I got lots of support from my support worker. Before gaining this apprenticeship, I volunteered in a carpet company for six months and also participated in a vocational course at City Building€™s Skills Academy.
€œWithout this apprenticeship, it would be impossible for me to train to this level. One of the great things about an apprenticeship is you are paid while you learn. Thanks to this, I will achieve an SVQ3 in Carpentry and Joinery and will be a qualified joiner when I€™m twenty-two€.
Jordan Turner (18) from Knightswood started his apprenticeship in joinery earlier this year. He said: €œI€™ve always wanted to be a joiner and enjoy practical work. I applied last year but didn€™t get selected so I went back to school for another year, gained some Intermediate two qualifications and was successful this time round.
€œI€™m looking forward to becoming a joiner. I think I will be able to complete other qualifications while I€™m here and hope to complete an advanced craft or an HNC. There are definitely lots of opportunities for me€.
Councillor Paul Carey, Chair of City Building LLP, said €œCity Building continues to make investment in new apprenticeships a top priority and I am pleased to welcome our latest intake to the firm.
€œThese positions demonstrate our continued commitment to investing in Glasgow€™s young people, providing them with the opportunity to learn a trade and gain meaningful employment.
€œAs optimism returns to the construction industry, it is vitally important that we equip young people with the skills needed to develop within the sector and we are happy to offer these 81 individuals the opportunity to create a brighter future for themselves€.
City Building runs one of Britain€™s largest apprenticeship programmes and operates two of the most successful, award-winning training centres – Queenslie Training Centre and the Skills Academy in Laurieston.
ENDS
For further information, please contact Julia Correia at 3×1 on T: 0141 221 9041/ E: jcorreia@3×1.com
Notes to Editors
City Building:
City Building was established in 2006 and has an annual turnover of almost £190 million.
It is one of Scotland€™s largest construction companies, employing over 2,200 skilled employees, providing repairs and maintenance, construction, refurbishment solutions and specialist services to private, public and third sector organisations across the country.
City Building€™s unique social ethos of €˜building a sustainable future€™ underpins their drive to deliver excellence and to create training and employment opportunities for a diverse range of people, including minority and other under-represented groups.
City Building provides a diverse range of construction and manufacturing operations including:
€¢ Design and Build projects
€¢ New House projects
€¢ Major investment programmes
€¢ Specialist services
RSBi:
City Building proudly runs Royal Strathclyde Blindcraft Industries (RSBi), one of the most successful supported employment factories in Europe. The company employs over 260 members of staff, more than 50% of who have a disability.
RSBI produces bespoke home and office furniture, kitchens and windows and timber kit frames for housing, care homes and schools for a number of businesses operating in the public and private sectors.
