Bradford girls are urged to build a good career (From Bradford Telegraph and Argus)
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Tong girls are urged to build a good career
12:00pm Saturday 23rd March 2013 in News
TEAM: Construction careers event inspires Tong schoolgirls (from left) Ila Manning, Shona Duncan, Liz Gibson, of Lovell, Kaylee Gill and Sadie Cavan
House-building company Lovell gave girls at a Bradford school the chance to find out about a career in construction.
The group of 25 Year Nine pupils at Tong High School attended a Women in Construction event.
Organised by the school and the Construction Industry Training Board, it promoted apprenticeships and training in construction for women.
Liz Gibson, of Lovell, said: “It was nice to see so many girls taking part in the event and showing a real interest in the construction field which currently faces a severe skills shortage.
“We really wanted to get the message across to the students that construction isn’t just about the traditional trades like bricklaying and plastering. It offers fantastic career opportunities in a wide range of exciting and challenging areas.”
Tong High School head teacher Steve Curran said: “We are really thankful to the Lovell specialists who came into school.
“The event allowed our students to get a real taste of the construction sector.”
He said with youth unemployment at record levels, they are working hard to ensure students are best equipped to succeed.
Comments(2)
dellorri
says...
3:12pm Sat 23 Mar 13
"The future is bright so long as it is in your hands, never place your future in others hands.”
You're absolutely right in what you say, each person makes their own fortunes in life and their own destiny, however as you also pointed out, look at all the highly qualified people doing those everyday seemingly menial jobs, because that's all there is out there. I fear, unless there is a massive investment in SOCIAL housing infrastructure, especially in the smaller properties i.e. 1 and 2 bedroom houses of which there is a 70,000 shortfall in capacity, then for the foreseeable future, the construction industry is doomed to wallow in the mire, and along with it, all the associated supply services that would grow exponentially with it's growth. Plus it would then be able to truly offer REAL apprenticeships in plumbing, carpentry, electrical skills etc.
Not so simple says...
1:49pm Sat 23 Mar 13
The future is bright so long as it is in your hands, never place your future in others hands.