28 . Glasgow Business December 2014
OPPORTUNITIES
Chamber members are offering young people a route into work
G
lasgow Chamber of Commerce is focused on doing all it can to improve opportunities
for young people in the city. Employment opportunities for
young people has been one of the notable casualties of the tough economic times in recent years. Glasgow Chamber, working
along with partners, such as Glasgow City Council and others, is seeking to do all it can to tackle these issues and improve prospects for young people in the area. A number of Glasgow Chamber
members should be highlighted for their commitment to working with young people. Leading Scotish construction
firm CCG has taken on 21 apprentices, bringing the total number to 61 at the Cambuslang- based business. CCG is one of Scotland’s largest
privately owned construction and manufacturing companies, reporting a turnover of £128 million in the last financial year. CCG’s commitment to
providing opportunities for young people led to it winning the accolade of Large Employer of the Year (Scotland) at the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Managing Agency Apprenticeship Awards 2014. Tis award is an indication of
how much the CCG’s apprenticeship training programme is respected throughout the construction industry. CCG’s comprehensive apprenticeship programme offers apprenticeships in bricklaying, plumbing, joinery and roughcasting. Alastair Wylie, Chief Executive
of CCG, said: “We took the decision to maintain our workforce and apprentice programme during the challenging times. We continued
“We took the decision to maintain our apprentice programme during challenging times... and it is now paying dividends”
to invest to grow and this is now paying dividends.” Tales, the French aerospace,
space, transport and defence company which has its major UK site at Linthouse Road in Govan, has a strong commitment to boosting youth opportunity. Formerly Barr & Stroud, the
Tales Glasgow site is a world leader in night vision technology. Te company says it is
commited to supporting the local communities in which it operates in a number of ways, but particularly through what it calls youth promotion projects. It has established partnerships
with schools, colleges and universities to promote the fields and specialisms in which it operates and encourage young people to make appropriate training
choices. It seeks to stay in contact with students to share knowledge and experience. Tales UK was involved in a
recent event by WISE (Women In Science and Engineering), supporting the achievement of young women engineers held in September at Rosyth in the presence of the Princess Royal and guests from industry and education.
Vicky McLaren, a project
quality engineer from Tales Glasgow, and Heather Mitchell, a Tales mechanical engineer on the carrier programme in Glasgow, atended the Rosyth event. Heather Mitchell said aſter the
event: “It was definitely inspiring. It also highlighted for me the fact we still have a way to go to ensure we atract more young women into engineering and technology careers. But events like this which celebrate and promote existing success stories definitely help our profile.” City Building (Glasgow) LLP
has created a jobs boost for young people with the creation of 81 new apprenticeships. Te firm, which offers a diverse
CCG’s Group HR Manager, Lynn Stodart, was presented with the ‘Golden Ticket’ by CITB Apprenticeship Officer, Margaret Evans
range of high-quality construction and manufacturing operations, has recruited the apprentices in construction, painting and decorating, electrical, plumbing and administration and offered contract extensions to 127 ‘time out’ apprentices. Tese new positions support Glasgow City Council’s £25 million Glasgow
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