10 . Glasgow Business December 2014


Insight into care career


»Cordia provides care training for school pupils


P


upils from four schools across Glasgow are taking part in a programme to develop


skills preparing them for future employment in the care industry, Organised by Cordia, in


partnership with Glasgow City Council’s Education Department and Social Work Services, the ‘Determined to Care’ scheme began recently with its first 10 pupils. Each of the pupils,


approaching 16, have expressed an interest in care and will receive eight weeks of training, designed to give them experience and


Cordia Managing Director David Melvin (left) with the Determined to Care pupils Kerrie Lavery and Laura Fairbain; Cordia home carer Taylore Martin (grey tunic); trainers Annette Smith (lilac tunic) and Janette Adams (navy tunic); with Frances McMeeking, Head of Care Services


qualifications to assist entry into the sector. Te pupils will atend training classes for three days per week, as


part of day release from their schools. Training will be divided between nine days of classroom- based learning at Cordia’s


City of Glasgow College


Construction milestone for super college


From left: Pete Lockhart, Area Director, Bank of Scotland; Mick McHugh, Director of Company Growth, Scottish Enterprise; Lord Willie Haughey, Chief Executive, City Refrigeration Holdings; Martin Darroch, Chief Executive, Harper Macleod LLP; and Ian Reid, Chief Financial Officer, Glasgow 2014 - XX Commonwealth Games attend the event


Bank of Scotland event Firms optimistic on growth in 2015


Glasgow-based companies say that optimism has returned to the area, with many business leaders reporting plans for growth in 2015, according to a survey carried out by Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking. More than 100 business figures


from across the west of Scotland atended the latest Bank of Scotland Gameplan event in Glasgow recently to discuss the issues that will shape business in the region. More than 80 per cent of


businesses surveyed said they were planning on increasing headcount over the next year, with


many (63 per cent) believing that a shortage of talent could hold their business back. Tis view for prospects during


2015 comes as Scotish firms prepare to capitalise on the opportunities that the economic recovery has offered. Indeed, 84 per cent said that confidence and growth prospects are the highest since the start of the recession. Te business leaders believe


that foreign markets offer the most opportunities, with 82 per cent saying they need explore exporting if they are to continue to grow over the coming year.


Te opening of a new £228 million twin-site super college has moved a step closer, with the ‘topping out’ of City of Glasgow College’s new ‘Riverside Campus’. Education Secretary Michael


Russell and construction apprentices marked the event by adding the final shovels of concrete to complete the huge structural frame. Opening in August next year


on the banks of the Clyde, the campus will feature futuristic classrooms, sunken gardens and state-of-the-art engineering workshops for renewable energy, maritime and mechanical students. Other unique features include


a working ship’s engine room, free-fall lifeboats and a ship simulator which will put students at the helm of a range of ships, including a huge super tanker.


From left: Paul Little, Principal, City of Glasgow College; Michael Russell MSP; and Douglas Baillie, Chair of the Board of Management, City of Glasgow College


Its big sister, ‘City Campus’ –


set to open in August 2016 – is being built on Glasgow’s Cathedral Street and will bring new parkland to the city centre as well as a row of city centre shops run by students. Te completed super campus


will be the size of 11 football pitches and be home to around 40,000 students a year. Construction is supporting


more than 800 jobs including creating 170 new jobs and 40 new apprenticeships, while providing vital contracts for local businesses.


Learning Centre and 14 sessions of on-site shadowing of carers in Glasgow City Council’s day care facilities.


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