Crest Nicholson hopes to help young talent enter the housebuilding industry through its new Early Careers Programme, an initiative launched on the back of the government’s Kickstart Scheme.
The Kickstart Scheme, which concludes in September, was introduced in summer 2020 and provides funding to employers to create new jobs for young people who are at risk of long-term unemployment.
Crest Nicholson will launch its own career development programme, a continuation of the initiative, and has committed to recruiting 25 trainees to the business.
The apprentice roles will not require previous sector experience, and the housebuilder will work to encourage applications from under-represented groups.
For more information, visit: www.crestnicholson.com/careers/vacancies
Marble Arch BID cleans up the capital
Marble Arch London BID brought together volunteers from some of London’s biggest businesses, including British Land, Berkeley Group, Hunter Boots and GIC, to support the Great British Spring Clean 2021.
The business improvement district is a community that serves to improve the operating environment for businesses in the Edgware Road and Marble Arch area. Twenty-two of its members helped to clear Hyde Park’s meadows and remove plastic waste and debris from the Grand Union Canal.
The BID community programme matches volunteers with charities and schools to undertake practical challenges to help the local community.
PD Ports levels up learning for North East children
PD Ports has joined forces with Tees Valley Education Multi-Academy Trust to create an enterprise charter to “level up” learning opportunities for Teesside children. The programme will work with key partners and stakeholders, including Teesside University, to develop career-led learning prospects for students across the region, ranging from primary school pupils right up to post-18-year-olds.
Pexhurst staff get on their bikes for animal welfare
Canine-loving employees from contractor Pexhurst have raised £330 for Battersea Dogs & Cats Home. Michelle Matthews and Maria Demetriou completed a 55-mile virtual bike ride from London to Brighton over seven days.
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