Council to give out 20 apprenticeships

2:00pm Monday 24th September 2012 in News

A NEW apprenticeship scheme is being launched by Warrington Borough Council .

It is aimed to give 20 people, not in work or training, a job as an apprentice.

New opportunities planned include roles with the council’s finance and legal teams as well as in catering, transport, parks and care services.

The first batch of apprentices will start later this year on an 18-month fixed term contract. Clr Terry O’Neill, leader of the council said: “It is very important that the council, as one of the largest local employers plays a vital role in helping to alleviate the impact of rising youth unemployment in Warrington. “The scheme provides huge benefits for both the young people taking part and the authority and I would like to encourage other local employers to actively create apprenticeships opportunities in these times of economic uncertainty.”

According to Town Hall chiefs, their rates of pay will reflect national minimum wage dependant on age; currently £3.68 per hour for 16-17 year olds, £4.98 for 18-20 year olds, £6.08 for those aged 21 or over.

More details will be announced next month.

Comments(6)

Reader says...
3:14pm Mon 24 Sep 12

Excellent as there's a real shortage of apprenticeships. Good rates of pay to compared with a lot. On a down note though surely it's not fair to exclude kids who may be in some sort of training. They are all desperate and trying to get apprenticeships too and some do courses to help them get more qualifiactions etc to help them get one so what do they do ?..... pack their courses in to be in the running or what ?

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Karlar says...
4:51pm Mon 24 Sep 12

Totally agree Reader - why exclude those who have shown a determination to better themselves by continuing the learning process? Not so long ago apprenticeships were tied to the attendance of recognized courses, and the apprentices had to show they were committed to the courses for employers to continue sponsoring them. It's a two way process from which many (apprentices & companies) benefitted.

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the dr who says...
8:03pm Mon 24 Sep 12

i am sorry i dont see whats good about the scheme people have been and are still being made redundant and or not being replace in all areas of the council as part of cost cutting.

so why is replacing them with people on minimum wage on apprenticships, make up for that???

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Cleopatra says...
7:56am Tue 25 Sep 12

Cheap labour!

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Karlar says...
1:08pm Tue 25 Sep 12

There is no mention or suggestion in this article of the apprentices being used to replace people being made redundant? Why do you assume this might be so? School leavers have got to start work somewhere and apprenticeships are a good starting point.

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annie1275 says...
1:02pm Thu 27 Sep 12

I have to agree with you Cleopatra..
Same as a couple of years ago,WBC took on young lads to teach them Painting and decorating,with the promise that about half a dozen would get full time jobs at the end of it,(not sure what it was called but it was a scheme where the government paid the wages).And guess what....Not a one of them got a job,now that's what I call Cheap labour... I know one of them , and he is still out of work even though some might say "well its experience and will help them to get a job".

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