Campus Update Winter 2016 | Page 11

How are your apprentices getting on? Our current apprentices are doing really well. They are working on a range of projects in Ayrshire Irvine Town Hall, Saltcoats Town Hall, McCarthy and Stone retirement flats in Alloway, and Ayrshire College. Do you feel their time at College equipped them with the right skills for their current roles? Yes. They have been able to transfer painting and decorating skills gained at college into their day to day roles. Can you tell me about your recruitment process? We recruit locally though the jobcentres and local advertisements. Recruitment of apprentices also involves encouraging young people from local schools and the college to apply. We are often given recommendations from Painting and Decorating lecturers at Ayrshire College of young people showing good potential. What are your future plans regarding training of young people in Ayrshire? We will continue to work in partnership with Ayrshire College and the Construction Industry Training Board to train our apprentices. We like to support our local community by providing training opportunites for young people. Apprentices that the College has helped into employment.