New Partnership Will Create 3000 Midlands jobs
-Three thousand apprenticeship jobs will be created in the Midlands in a joint initiative between Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group (BCCG) and Birmingham Metropolitan College, it was recently announced.
The demand-driven initiative will provide the skills necessary to support growing businesses in all sectors across the region and will work to combat the highest unemployment figures in the core cities of the UK.
Jerry Blackett, chief executive of BCCG, said: “Using our connectivity through widespread networks, we will be encouraging our 9,000 members and affiliates across Birmingham, Solihull, Burton, Chase, Lichfield and Tamworth, to place 3,000 young people into jobs in the next three years.
“The apprenticeship programmes will help employers take on staff who will gain the skills and qualifications which are essential for businesses to compete in national and international markets.”
Birmingham Metropolitan College has already worked successfully with hundreds of companies who will be benefiting from employing apprentices. Samsung Premier Service Network, BSkyB, BMW, Cadbury, Dixons Retail, Eon and others all have apprenticeship programmes which support the investment they have made in future leaders.
The college is recognised as the country’s national digital training hub with the recent opening of the Samsung Digital Service Academy. The first apprentices have already begun their digital installation course.
The Baxi Group sponsors the Baxi Innovation Academy at the James Watt Campus in Great Barr. This centre in the north of Birmingham is the engineering training hub. Apprentices will soon be starting courses to gain qualifications in sustainable energies, green technologies and high tech engineering.
Mr. Blackett described the partnership as “innovative” and spoke about how it could help to “transform the regional economy”, meeting skills shortages and “ultimately driving forward business growth” within the region.
Dr. Christine Braddock, Principal and Chief Executive of Birmingham Metropolitan College noted that a number of success stories had already materialised about current apprentices, many who had progressed to degree programmes and who are now enjoying ‘well paid careers’ within the industry.
She continued: “We are delighted to be working with the Chamber in creating 3,000 apprentice jobs. We are supported by some of the Midlands’ largest public and private sector companies in a range of industries. We know there is a renaissance in the manufacturing fortunes of the region with traditional manufacturing firms being replaced by companies focusing on the ‘new technology’ sectors. We are well placed to meet these needs.”
Businesses who want to take advantage of improving their productivity by taking on new apprentices should tel. .
Sources: Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group, Birmingham Post
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