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/ REDCAR AND CLEVELAND NEWS
A new intake of
15 apprentices
has been
selected to join
Sirius Minerals’
Advanced
Engineering
Technician
programme.
SIRIUS ABOUT APPRENTICES AS
15 NEW RECRUITS JOIN FIRM
Teesport is one of the UK’s most important
sea ports, servicing more than 5,000
vessels each year and processing in excess
of 40 million tons of cargo.
The £650m Tees Renewable Energy
Plant, which has created 600 jobs during
construction, will produce 2.3 TWh of low
carbon electricity every year – enough to
power 600,000 homes, as well as supplying
heat for nearby users.
#TalkingUpTeesside #TalkingUpTeesValley
T
he first intake of 15 new apprentices have
been selected to join Sirius Minerals’
Advanced Engineering Technician
programme, starting in September.
The successful applicants attended an
introduction day with a tour of the multi-billion
pound project they’ll be working on.
Over 1,000 people applied for the ten positions
advertised, and following a series of skills tests
and interviews, the final 48 were invited to Sirius’
head office in Scarborough for an assessment day
last month.
The company was so impressed by the high
standard of applicants that it offered an additional
five places to the ten originally advertised.
The successful candidates are aged 16 and
upwards and are the first of 50 engineering
apprentices that will be recruited over the next
four years, providing skilled and long-term
opportunities for young people across the local
area.
All 15 live within the project area – in Whitby,
Redcar and Cleveland, Scarborough and
Middlesbrough.
The new opportunities come as Sirius ramps up
the construction of its polyhalite fertiliser project
at Woodsmith Mine, near Whitby, and a tunnel to
new processing and port facilities in Teesside.
The project is scheduled to reach the polyhalite
seam, 1,500m underground, in late 2021 and is
expected to create 1,000 long-term jobs at full
production.
Matt Parsons, general manager external affairs
at Sirius Minerals, said: “We have a longstanding
commitment to train a local workforce, take on
apprentices and help young people to learn and
progress in the careers.
“I’m absolutely delighted that we will be joined
by our new apprentices.”
Roundabout open
in £1m development
corporation access
scheme
Work to construct a roundabout
as part of a £1m South Tees
Development Corporation site
access scheme has now been
completed.
The project, delivered by
local construction contractor
Hall Construction Services, is
the first stage in the delivery
of a comprehensive, site-wide
transportation infrastructure
network to support major
regeneration of the area.
The scheme will enable access
to 350 acres of development
opportunity in the Development
Corporation, including 1.3
kilometres of river frontage; land
which is primed for the first wave
of investors.
150 MORE JOBS
AT WHITBY MINE
Sirius Minerals’ shaft sinking contractor,
DMC Mining UK, has announced 150
more jobs for the construction of the new
multi-billion pound polyhalite fertiliser
mine.
DMC is currently looking for
experienced miners, electricians and deck
operatives to help the company sink two
deep mineshafts at Sirius’ Woodsmith
Mine near Whitby.
DMC will be inviting people with the
relevant skills and experience to two
information sessions that are being held in
Whitby and Grangetown.
Tees Components’
commitment to
apprenticeships recognised
by major awards
Tees Components has been recognised
for its focus on apprenticeships after it
was shortlisted for the North East final of
a major national awards scheme.
The Skelton-based company has
been nominated in the SME Employer
category at the awards, which take place
at the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton.
Part of a programme of regional events
for the National Apprenticeship Awards
2019, winners progress to a national final
later this year.
REDCAR SOLICITOR
GAINS RECOGNITION
Cygnet Law solicitor Eleanor Barber has
received the prestigious Children Law
accreditation.
The Children Law Accreditation
provides a recognised quality standard
for practitioners representing children in
children law proceedings and is a means
to identify suitably qualified practitioners
when representation of a child is
required.
Eleanor joined Redcar-based Cygnet
in 2012 and qualified as a solicitor in
2015. Eleanor progressed her career as
an advocate, regularly appearing in court
advising and advocating on complex
cases for local authorities and families.