Homes and communities organisation livin is holding free employability courses to help people get job-ready for the careers available with Hitachi Rail Europe at the manufacturing plant in Newton Aycliffe.
livin has been working with the train builder in support of recruitment activity for the factory, which will bring around 730 jobs to the area.
The courses, running in conjunction with Hitachi, are available at a range of local venues providing free bespoke employability advice. Help will be given to assist people to access Hitachi’s online job portal and practice the application process, as well as providing guidance to improve CVs.
Places for the training are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. The full day sessions are between 9.30am and 3.00pm at the following locations:
- Monday 26 January 2015 at Foundations, Shildon DL4 1 DT
- Tuesday 27 January 2015 at Middlestone Moor Community Centre DL16 7AP
- Friday 30 January 2015 at The Cornforth Partnership DL17 9HS
- Monday 2 February 2015 at Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre DL5 4HT
There will also be a further drop in session for people who can’t attend a mid-week date at Newton Aycliffe Youth Centre on Saturday 31 January 2015 between 9.00am and 12 noon.
Alan Boddy, executive director, people and communities for livin, said: “Hitachi is offering a huge number of jobs and we are determined to support as many local people as possible into these roles.
“Working closely with Hitachi, we will be helping to match the right people to the right jobs and support people to gain the skills they need to improve their chances of securing employment. We will be offering a variety of courses over the coming months helping people from those starting out in their careers, to the long term unemployed and those already in work but hoping to move positions.”
Places are limited so contact livin to book yours by emailing futures@livin.co.uk or call Helen Johnson on 0800 5874 538.
For more information about livin visit livin.co.uk
