A RECYCLING company has moved to Warrington creating 30 local jobs – including 18 apprenticeships.
Northwood Environmental Ltd, in partnership with Bramhalls, collects and reprocesses recyclable material. It was supported by Warrington Borough Council in its aim of opening employment to young people.
The new young recruits are completing Level 2 Performing Manufacturing Operations apprenticeships. They will develop the skills and knowledge to carry out a range of engineering and manufacturing processes at semi-skilled and operator level.
Terry O’Neill, (pictured) leader of the council, said: “This is a great opportunity and we would encourage any Warrington employer to see for themselves the benefits that apprenticeships can give to their businesses – apprenticeships do provide the workers for our future.”
James Jennings, owner of Northwood, said: “We’re here to give Warrington’s young people the skills and training that they need, which will allow our company to thrive, so supporting the local economy and the UK manufacturing industry as a whole.”
Recycling company creates 30 jobs
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These, socalled, apprenticeships are quite meaningless. Only when this country gets back to the in depth appreticeships that we used to have lasting 5 or 6 years will we increase our engineering base and improve manufacturing industry.
You are right about needing to create “in depth” apprenticeships, on completion of which young people will be employed and so hopefully increase our engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Why not look upon this a re-start in that overall process rather than decrying it out of hand? Apprenticeships have been created where none previously existed so there is a positive side to this story. Not so long ago we were wringing our hands about the dearth of companies with apprenticeship schemes.