Construction jobs and apprenticeships to be offered following 2014 Commonwealth Games
| Construction jobs for young apprentices and new workers are to be created following a new building project for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. CCG construction skills company is opening a new facility in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire and is planning to take on workers and apprentices to help build houses for the £200 million athletes' village project.
The jobs will be sponsored by a government backed agency called Clyde Gateway, which has been working with CCG offering a £120,000 fund for recruitment support, training and on the job assistance. Clyde Gateway said they want to ensure that 60% of the vacancies were filled by local recruits, with more than 50 of the new positions being offered as apprenticeships.
The off site assembly of timber framed houses at a factory in Cambuslang is where the new employees will be working, it will be open in April 2010.
Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon visited the site and said: "This is a real boost, both for the construction sector in South Lanarkshire and for young people starting out in the world of work. The 2014 Commonwealth Games has the potential to transform one of the most deprived areas of our country. That is why we're investing millions of pounds and working hard to ensure that people in the east end of Glasgow and businesses and communities across Scotland benefit from the many new opportunities on offer."
The project will employ a total of 620 people and will develop 700 riverside homes and other accommodation for the athletes' village, which will be available for sale and rent after the games.