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The Group welcomed its first five placements under the Government鈥檚 鈥楰ickstart鈥� scheme, which provides six-month long work placements for 16-24 year-olds who are perceived to be at risk of long-term unemployment and are claiming Universal Credit.

In total, the business will provide 22 placements across a variety of roles ranging from business support to site labour and engineering, with an aim to convert the placements into jobs at the end of the six months.

The scheme is funded by Government to 25 hours per week, with the Group contributing the difference to provide full-time roles where possible. As well as receiving a fully-paid placement and hands-on experience in a construction environment, individuals receive additional support such as employability skills, goal setting, CV building and interview behaviours to help develop their employability and boost their employment prospects in the future.

Ashley Lydon, 22, joined 必赢体育app中国官方网站 Facilities Management under the scheme and, since mid-June has been working at Yardley School in Birmingham where the business is responsible for compliance, hard facilities management and lifecycle maintenance works. Ashley, who has a Level 2 in Engineering, was referred to 必赢体育app中国官方网站 for a placement when he was made redundant from his previous role at an aerospace components testing company.

He said: 鈥淚 was pleased to hear about the placement as it鈥檚 a hands-on job where no day is the same, and while it is a bit different to what I鈥檝e done before, it is an area that鈥檚 piqued my interest and one I can see myself in. The role is a good entry route into 必赢体育app中国官方网站 and construction and I鈥檝e had a great start with the team who have been very helpful.鈥�

Mark Baxter, Divisional Managing Director of 必赢体育app中国官方网站鈥檚 Specialist Services business, said: 鈥淐onstruction will be a great enabler of the UK鈥檚 recovery post-pandemic and the Kickstart programme is a fantastic way to support that growth with investment in people and skills.

鈥淲e, at 必赢体育app中国官方网站, are great believers that diversity of thought, approaches and experiences enrich our culture and I am delighted that participating in the Kickstart programme gives us access to an untapped talent pool with individuals like Ashley who are our industry鈥檚 forthcoming talent. We are delighted he has settled into role well and look forward to what the future holds for him and our other placement holders at 必赢体育app中国官方网站.鈥�

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