There has been a lot going on over the past four weeks. At last month’s Cabinet, the eight leaders agreed to a Regional approach to the management of the UK Government Shared Prosperity Fund, a funding stream that will replace the EU Structural funding. We will now proceed to recruiting a…
Administrator and corporate social responsibility assistant Rosie Gillan works for R.J. McLeod as an apprentice working towards her diploma in digital application support at SCQF Level 6. She currently works in the company’s head office 2 days per week and on site 3 days per week. When asked about her…
Plant yard administrator William Lloyd joined R.J. McLeod as an apprentice last year working on flood mitigation work in the north-west of the city. Following on from his apprenticeship, he has been taken on in a permanent full-time position. He said: “As a result of my apprenticeship, I have moved…
Office administrator Lauren Miller has secured a full-time position with the same company, R.J. McLeod, after completing her apprentice to receive an SVQ2 qualification in Business and Administration. Her job as an office administrator now involves typing orders for the company’s costing department, processing payments for subcontractors and updating subcontractors’…
Apprentice joiner Nicholas Young joined R.J. McLeod as an apprentice in 2018 after writing to the site manager of the City Deal funded White Cart Flood Prevention Scheme site. He has since been involved with further flood mitigation work across Glasgow, and will complete his apprenticeship this year to become…
More than 250 local residents are benefitting from a range of employment, skills and training opportunities delivered through Glasgow City Region City Deal contracts. The Region’s latest Quarterly Performance Report shows that City Deal contractors have committed to more than 70 apprenticeship positions and 170 new entrant positions, the majority…
The latest contract pipeline for the £1 billion City Deal infrastructure programme includes more than £290 million of upcoming contract opportunities. The document, which features tier one contracts from across the Region’s eight partner councils, lists 35 City Deal infrastructure contracts coming up in the next five years. Councillor Susan…
People are being invited to help shape plans to boost business in Bishopbriggs. Views are sought on a potential Business Incubation Centre in the town – part of the Council’s £34.88 million City Deal Place and Growth Programme for the area. The aim is to examine options to provide affordable,…
A four-week public engagement process on the future design of George Square – Glasgow’s principal civic, ceremonial and cultural space – and the surrounding Avenues begins today, 11 February. The online engagement will consider the design of Block C of Glasgow City Council’s ambitious Avenues Programme – funded by the…
In my last blog, I talked about the Region’s progress and achievements during 2021, culminating in the launch event in December of our new Regional Economic Strategy. Looking to this year, we will continue to build on this momentum, and in fact only a matter of weeks into 2022 there…
