As part of community benefit requirements on Glasgow City Region City Deal projects, local young people are gaining valuable employment and training opportunities. Greg Irving (pictured), from Erskine, started with Graham Construction in September 2021 after finishing school in Renfrew. He joined as an apprentice quantity surveyor on the City…
Apprentice
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…