Skills


Apprenticeships a success for CCG


CCG (Scotland) Ltd is committed to developing the young workforce through a range of apprenticeship and training programmes. In addition to modern


apprenticeship roles in administration, the business has hired 18 trade apprentices, bringing the total employed across its group of companies to 70, representing 10 per cent of the entire workforce. CCG’s primary market is in the


delivery of new-build affordable housing and over the last 18 months, the firm has established a solid pipeline of contracts beyond 2021 across the central belt. It actively works with local


colleges including Glasgow Clyde, South Lanarkshire and


Ayrshire College, to attract local apprentices. The importance of employing


from within the communities in which the company operates is very important to CCG Chairman and CEO Alastair Wylie. He says: “The current uncertainty


surrounding the UK economy is challenging for all businesses but we are doing as much as we can to prepare and mitigate any negative impacts on our business. “We have worked hard to secure a sustained pipeline of contracts and in doing so, this will allow us to fulfil our obligations as a contractor that values our people, our clients and our communities. “Investment, particularly in skills replenishment,


will continue year-in-year- out and the importance of doing this from within communities – which includes apprenticeships as well as curriculum support and work placements – cannot be understated. It is crucial that we continue to invest in our young people.”


It allows you to reinforce any learning you do at university almost instantly”


Lyle Musuraca


In 2019, seven people graduated from their respective programmes into a full-time job with the company including quantity surveyor Lyle Musuraca (pictured above). Lyle, 22, joined CCG straight from


school and qualified as a quantity surveyor while working at the business and attending university part-time.


He said: “I didn’t even know you


could go to university part-time until I received the job offer from CCG. But I would always recommend it. I don’t think I would have seen university out without attending in this manner.


“I think that it allows you to


reinforce any learning you do at university almost instantly. You are also working with people who have been working within the role for many years, and you see yourself picking stuff up all the time. “You come out at the end not just with a degree but also five years of experience.”


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