As building work gets under way at the New South Glasgow Hospital, construction jobs are being made available to people in local communities.
Brookfield Construction, the main contractor on the hospital
building project, will be taking an approach to recruitment which
will benefit the local community.
One of Brookfield's targets is that 10% of the total workforce
on site should be new entrants into the construction industry. They
will also be supporting Small and Medium Enterprises and Social
Enterprises to get involved in the project.
New South Glasgow Hospital Jobs
A new website has been launched to match people with
construction vacancies as the massive build project gets under way.
The new site at www.nsghjob.com is
supported by Glasgow South West Regeneration Agency.
Health care jobs for the future
However, construction opportunities are not the only focus of
activity. A key objective is to also raise aspirations and
communicate future opportunities in healthcare careers to
communities in South West Glasgow. This includes:
- Skills for Work: Health piloted in school curriculum for S3/S4
pupils in South West Glasgow
- HNC/HND in Healthcare delivered through Cardonald College as
part of Education Partnership with NHSGG&C
- Partnership with NHS recruitment, JobCentre Plus and Skills
Development Scotland to provide monthly career/ recruitment
workshops in Govan Jobcentre
- Secondary schools in South West Glasgow undertaking healthcare
sciences projects supported by NHSGG&C
- NHS careers sessions in secondary schools to support proactive
marketing of Work Experience Policy to schools in South West
Glasgow.
This is a long term approach, supported by a partnership between
Glasgow City Council, Glasgow South West Regeneration Agency and
Cardonald College to raise awareness of healthcare careers and
opportunities for communities in South West Glasgow
Source:
Employability Scotland