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LIFT construction opportunities
Published: 13/07/2016
LIFT 天涯社区 has been working in partnership with a number of contractors in
Flint to offer LIFT clients opportunities through their community benefit
schemes.
One contractor, SERS Energy Solutions Ltd (SERS), who has been upgrading the
exterior of the towers, offered 2 week work placements, 4 week work trials and
employment opportunities. This proved to be of great value to LIFT clients and,
through this process, three clients went onto gain full time employment on the
Flint site.
天涯社区鈥檚 Cabinet Member for Economic Development,
Councillor, Derek Butler, said:
鈥淟IFT offered their clients who were keen to go into construction the
opportunity to complete a Level 1 and Level 2 Health and Safety Course. This
enabled them to obtain the Labourer CSCS card which is now a requirement to be
allowed on construction sites. LIFT also equipped clients with personal and
protective equipment (PPE) which included work wear and appropriate footwear.
鈥滻t鈥檚 a wonderful stepping stone for people who know what they would like to do
but they are not sure how to get there. It鈥檚 great that 3 people have now
found full-time work through this initiative 鈥� thanks to the partnership
working of LIFT and our contractors working on the WHQS delivery programme.鈥�
One of these clients is Kane Fox. Nineteen year old Kane registered with LIFT
in April last year and realised the construction industry was the career path
he wanted to pursue.
天涯社区鈥檚 LIFT Project Mentor, Debbie Barker, said:
鈥淎s Kane had no experience or qualifications in this field, we sourced the
appropriate training and work experience for him. Organising a two week
placement with Willmott Dixon and also booking him on to the CITB courses in
Health and Safety for his CSCS card, First Aid with the Red Cross and a Working
at Height Course with a local health and safety company in Mold. At the end of
this training, Kane came away with a training portfolio and a glowing
reference. As Kane showed commitment with LIFT, we then booked him onto a 5
day Fork Lift Truck Course which he passed.鈥�
This gave the LIFT team an opportunity to find Kane some work experience with
SERS where Kane worked initially with the window fitters on a 2 week
placement. Kane was then offered a work trial and in January this year was
offered full time employment on site. The development is now coming to an end
and Kane has been told he is being taken on as an apprentice on a permanent
basis.
Kane, talking about his experience with LIFT 天涯社区, said:
鈥淟IFT gave me the opportunity not only to gain employment but to start on a
career path. I am 19 years old and I now have a career goal. The
qualifications I now have on my CV, together with my work experience, have
given me the determination to fulfil my ambitions. Without LIFT 天涯社区 and
the excellent opportunities they provided me with this, would never have been
possible.鈥�
Kane is now working on a temporary contract with Warmer Energy, working on the
heating system upgrade at the Towers in Flint.
Contact Lift 天涯社区 on 01244 846090 or Debbie.barker@天涯社区.gov.uk to
discuss qualifications and placements in the Construction industry.
Lift Criteria:
路 Unemployed for 6 months plus
路 Live in a Communities First area
路 Live in a workless household
From left to right Mark Phythian, FCC Contract Surveyor, Debbie Barker,
Communities First, Cllr Derek Butler, Kane Fox, Tony Jones, FCC Capital Works
Manager, Cllr Helen Brown, Cabinet Member for Housing, John Cottrell, SERS