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PRO INSTALLER JUNE 2015
PRO RECRUITMENT
@proinstaller1
Giving young
people a chance
Pro Installer invited Andy
Kerr of North East Conservatory Solutions to talk about
apprenticeships, what the
company is doing towards
training and development
young people in its business,
and more importantly, what
young apprentices are doing
for them.
Andy Commented: “In 2014
under 25’s in particular were still
struggling to get a decent job. We
have always had a positive policy
regarding employing younger people and making sure we support
them with ongoing training.
“With the support of government incentives and incorporating NVQ’s (National Vocational
Qualifications) in our business, we
have been able to significantly increase our staff numbers and our
production output over the last 12
months.”
North East Conservatory Solutions works in partnership with
the North East Chamber of Commerce, who provided them with
the facility to search for young
people interested in applying for
apprenticeships.
Andy continues: “I’ve always
believed in investing in my staff,
whether through apprenticeships
or ongoing training and it has
proved too been a good decision.
I can definitely recommend NVQ
schemes for all areas of a business.”
North East Conservatory solutions takes on two to three
apprentices a year and track their
personal development, providing
support and reviews, news skills
and giving the young workers
tasks that can be assessed every
month.
“By hiring apprentices, young
people get goals and targets set,
giving them something to work
towards as well as a sense of
meaning and belonging in an
organisation.” Andy adds.
As well as training a young
workforce, investing time and
resources towards apprentices can
be highly beneficial to companies.
Andy says: “Apprentices bring
exuberance and a fresh, clear
thinking. They have no preconceptions about how the double
glazing industry used to be.
“The biggest benefit of gettin