Dundee City Council has announced that 15 new young people have joined their Construction Services apprenticeship programme, set to join their Neighbourhood Regeneration, Housing & Estate Management Depute Convener Lynne Short division.

A total of fifteen apprentices have taken up roles with Dundee City Council to learn trade skills including as electricians, plumbers, joiners, painters, slaters, as well as a gas engineer, a wood machinist, and a glazier.

The 2023 intake of trainee recruits will join twenty-five apprentices who are already part of the Construction Services workforce, taking the total to forty. This follows the successful completion of apprenticeships by seven members of the service's workforce.

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Neighbourhood Regeneration, Housing & Estate Management Committee Convener Mark Flynn said: "It's vitally important that we continue to invest in the city's young people and present them with the opportunities to reach their full potential, helping them to develop strong in-demand skills and supporting them to flourish in the workplace.

"The Construction Services apprenticeship scheme is a great success story and I want to congratulate the seven members of staff who have completed their programme."

Depute Convener Lynne Short said: "The Council's Construction Services is continuing this apprenticeship process by providing fifteen new recruits with great on-the-job training which will develop their careers and see them work hard to deliver for our tenants and the city as a whole.

"The roles being undertaken will help to repair, maintain, and refurbish the council's housing stock, as well as the many council-owned public buildings such as schools, offices, community buildings and more.

Neighbourhood Regeneration, Housing & Estate Management Depute Convener Lynne Short welcomed coming along to meet everyone.

Depute Convener Lynne Short added: "It's been good to come along and personally meet with the service's new apprentices who will all be eager to start learning their respective trades."