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AWPR event helps unemployed gain vital skills

AWPR
AWPR

A dozen people have reached the end of a six-week course to prepare them for a career in the construction industry.

An event has been held to celebrate the culmination of an innovative new scheme which has helped people get into work in the north-east.

The Get Into Civil Engineering programme, the first of its kind in Scotland, was launched by the Prince’s Trust and the Aberdeen bypass contractor, AWPR Construction Joint Venture.

Six people were involved in the six-week course which gave them the experience and practical skills necessary to secure a career in construction.

Similar projects in other areas, such as retail, have proven successful in the region and other parts of the country.

The group of six, along with friends and family, were invited along to an event at the bypass head office in Stonehaven.

Georgia Black, 19, is among the group that took part in the scheme.

The part time NHS receptionist, from Torry, took unpaid leave from her job to take part in the course.

She said: “It has been a wonderful experience and totally different from my current job. I have really enjoyed working on site with the structures team on one of the bridges.”

Ruaridh Girvan, from Stonehaven, also took part after being out of work for a significant period of time.

The 24-year-old said: “I have never had a job and this offered a unique opportunity for me. I would love to work in planning or computer aided design. The course was brilliant in giving an insight into what is involved in road construction.”

The course involved work experience on the bypass as well as training for a construction skills certificate, as well as health and safety education.

There were also a number of workshops and presentations on offer on civil engineering and other key aspects of major construction projects.