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DECEMBER 2015 PRO INSTALLER
PRO BUSINESS
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WEST YORKSHIRE
COMBINED AUTHORITY
Ambition and
Construction
Youth Trust
announce
partnership
Ambition, the leading national youth charity, has been appointed
Construction Youth Trust’s strategic partner, to make it easier for
young people to gain training and employment opportunities.
The partnership builds upon a shared commitment to raising career aspirations and improving
job prospects for young people through training,
education and employment opportunities. Almost
700,000 young people aged 16-24 are currently
unemployed in England.
Construction Youth Trust works with key employers
from the construction industry including Network Rail,
Grosvenor, Mace, and Willmott Dixon. The partnership will
enable contractors to develop stronger links with young
people through Ambition’s national network of youth clubs,
community projects, local authorities and housing associations, reaching 3,500 local communities.
Over the next three years both organisations will work
closely to develop joint programmes and funding bids, whilst
sharing best practice and knowledge for working with young
people. It is hoped the partnership will increase the number
of employment and training opportunities available within the
construction industry, and encourage more young women to
enter the profession; there are fewer than 11% women working
in the construction and engineering professions, with under
1% in the traditional trades. The ultimate aim is to improve future outcomes and prospects for young people across the UK.
Christine Townley, Chief Executive, Construction Youth Trust,
commented: “We’re really pleased to be collaborating with
Ambition to increase awareness amongst young people of
careers within the construction industry. The partnership will
enable us to share our expertise with one another, and ensure
young people throughout the country are given the chance to
overcome adversity and build a better future for them.”
Helen Marshall, Chief Executive, Ambition, commented:
“Ambition believes the construction industry offers a widerange of fantastic career options for young people. We are
delighted to be the national youth partner to Construction
Youth Trust, which will help us to improve and build our
employability programmes, as well as enable our members
to develop stronger links with the construction industry in
their local communities.”
The strategic partnership between Ambition and Construction Youth Trust will last for three years, with a view to
renewing the agreement for a further period.
‘build a better future for them’
Contractors
wanted for
£1bn Yorkshire
transport work
Around 200 construction
businesses are signed up to
a major meet the buy event
to hear The West Yorkshire
Combined Authority set out
plans for a £1bn pipeline
of transport schemes
over the next decade.
The Growth Deal Transport Programme
includes 26 schemes that will create thousands of jobs during the development and
construction phases.
There will be opportunities for firms to find out
more about the procurement process, and provide
feedback and find out how to register as a potential supplier.
Keith Wakefield, chair of the WYCA Transport
Committee, said: “The Programme got underway
with the start of work on the Wakefield Eastern
Relief Road in July and a range of schemes are
scheduled to start in the next couple of years.
‘will create thousands of jobs’
“Over the Programme’s 10 years, we will be commissioning over £1bn of work so this represents a
huge opportunity for local companies.
“We want organisations representing every stage
of the supply chain, from legal firms to construction contractors to come to this event.
“They will be able to find out what we and our
partners in the districts have planned and next
steps in the procurement procedure.”
http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/business/
Source: www.constructionyouth.org.uk