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01/11/2022
Unemployed Walsall Residents Offered Help For HS2 Employment
A partnership between HS2's West Midlands construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), and Walsall Works is helping unemployed Walsall residents to access training, develop new skills and start building a career on HS2.
The work trial scheme is open to Walsall residents aged 25 and over, who are currently out of work and want to earn, learn and gain valuable work experience ahead of progressing into permanent employment. The placements are ideally suited to those looking for office-based roles where they will get to work as part of a wider team.
Eligible candidates will be offered an eight-week paid placement with BBV, with opportunities available in their HR, Facilities, Procurement and Finance teams. The placements will allow candidates to get a feel for what it’s like to work as part of a team supporting Europe’s biggest infrastructure project. Those that progress and impress will be given the opportunity to extend their placement and ultimately transfer into full time employment.
Julie Venn Morton, Senior Legacy Manager at HS2 said: "We're delighted to join forces with our job brokerage partner, Walsall Works, who share our drive to ensure that local residents benefit from career opportunities on HS2.
"Our paid placement programmes have been hugely successful in supporting people of all ages and backgrounds back into the world of work, with promising career prospects for those that successfully complete their placement. I'm confident this new partnership with Walsall Works will be equally successful."
Across the West Midlands, over 600 people who were out of work now have full-time jobs on HS2. Balfour Beatty VINCI want to see more people from Walsall stepping forward to join its workforce, which is expected to peak at around 7,000 as its construction programme from Warwickshire to Staffordshire progresses.
Walsall Works is an award winning initiative funded by Walsall Council to support local people to find jobs, apprenticeships and access training, while also supporting local businesses that are looking to expand and invest in their future workforce.
The work trial scheme is open to Walsall residents aged 25 and over, who are currently out of work and want to earn, learn and gain valuable work experience ahead of progressing into permanent employment. The placements are ideally suited to those looking for office-based roles where they will get to work as part of a wider team.
Eligible candidates will be offered an eight-week paid placement with BBV, with opportunities available in their HR, Facilities, Procurement and Finance teams. The placements will allow candidates to get a feel for what it’s like to work as part of a team supporting Europe’s biggest infrastructure project. Those that progress and impress will be given the opportunity to extend their placement and ultimately transfer into full time employment.
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Julie Venn Morton, Senior Legacy Manager at HS2 said: "We're delighted to join forces with our job brokerage partner, Walsall Works, who share our drive to ensure that local residents benefit from career opportunities on HS2.
"Our paid placement programmes have been hugely successful in supporting people of all ages and backgrounds back into the world of work, with promising career prospects for those that successfully complete their placement. I'm confident this new partnership with Walsall Works will be equally successful."
Across the West Midlands, over 600 people who were out of work now have full-time jobs on HS2. Balfour Beatty VINCI want to see more people from Walsall stepping forward to join its workforce, which is expected to peak at around 7,000 as its construction programme from Warwickshire to Staffordshire progresses.
Walsall Works is an award winning initiative funded by Walsall Council to support local people to find jobs, apprenticeships and access training, while also supporting local businesses that are looking to expand and invest in their future workforce.
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