Not All Bad News

Never mind the recession - what about the future?

It is not all bad news at the moment. Take Astins, for example. It is a leading contractor in the construction industry, specialising in internal construction and fit out. Astins is not cutting back. It is growing

The organisation is searching for young people not currently in education, employment or training (NEETs).  It wants to offer them paid apprenticeships at its brand new £1million Astins Institute training facility. No qualifications required.

Working closely with BXL, who arranged to target all of the NEETs in Birmingham and Solihull who had expressed an interest in construction, Astins held an open day on Tuesday 3rd March, to give an overview of the programme, including life at their Astins Institute. 

Rebecca Caroe, representing the Institute, was delighted with the turnout.  Around 80 young people braved some of the worst rain we've seen in a long time and a further 25 who weren't able to attend made on-line applications on the day. 

Rebecca said, "Without the help of BXL the day could not have been such a success. We were so excited to see so many young men and women from Birmingham and Solihull. And the fact that 10% of attendees were female was the icing on the cake. We are very keen to recruit young women into construction. And were really pleased that so many of them applied the same day."

If you want to find out more about the Astins Institute and its two-year paid apprenticeship programme, go online to www.astinsinstitute.com.