Construction career reaps rewards
30 July 2010
A love of joinery has led to further award recognition for a South Tyneside apprentice. After discovering a passion for woodwork while still at school Scott Gray, 21, from Hebburn, jumped at the chance to take up an Apprenticeship in Joinery and Site Carpentry with South Tyneside Homes in 2007. Having successfully completed an NVQ Level 2, Scott has already progressed onto an Advanced Apprenticeship in Wood Occupations which he aims to achieve by the end of the summer.
Within the last five years South Tyneside Homes have recruited and trained 65 apprentices. The organisation annually recruits apprentices across four main trade areas: plastering, electrical work, plumbing and joinery. The intake is based upon the ongoing needs of tenants and leaseholders within the borough.
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