More than 40 Leeds residents hoping to build new careers in the construction industry attended a jobs fair as part of the city-wide Step Up Into Construction (SUIC) programme.
The event, at the Leeds Recovery Academy, provided them with the opportunity to speak to a range of organisations about employment and training in the local building trade.
Organisations including design, construction and engineering giant BAM, Swarthmore Education Centre, Reed in Partnership and learndirect attended the event.
Lucy Fella, of Forward Leeds, said, “The event day was a great success. It enabled clients to speak to employers, colleges and other training providers from the construction industry.
We’ve had excellent feedback.”
Hayley Snowden, of Reed in Partnership, said: “It was great to share with members of the community what great work we do to help people get back into work. We received a number of referrals from the afternoon and would encourage other businesses to utilise this opportunity in the future”.
Mike Greener, Careers Practitioner and Team Leader at DISC said “We were delighted by number of local people that attended this event, alongside the enthusiasm of employers and trainers to come along and speak to potential recruits.
As well as providing events like this, we’re involved on a daily basis across Leeds, helping people break into the construction industry. We’re looking to hold more events in 2017 so even more people can benefit from the SUIC programme.”
Forward Leeds and DISC plan to develop future events to promote the Step Up Into Construction programme throughout 2017. For more information on the programme, please visit www.disc-vol.org.uk.
