‘Contact college now over modern apprenticeships’

COMPANIES i n Dundee keen to take on a modern apprentice this year should contact D&A College now.

College staff have now been i nformed by Skills Development Scotland that they have secured funding to train 139 modern apprentices in a diverse range of disciplines.

From administration to animal care, horticulture to hospitality, sport to social care, college staff are prepared to train MAs for the demands of t he f uture employment market.

D&A College tendered for the right to deliver the training after conducting research into prospective employers’ demand f or future employee places across Tayside and Fife.

As well as places for more than 100 16-19-yearolds, the Dundee college has the capacity to train 25 people i n the 20-24 age group and seven people aged 25-plus.

“We are now aiming to match employers in Fife and Tayside with these t r a i n i n g p l a c e s ,” s a i d Veronica Lynch, director of external relations at D&A.

“With employers far more likely to fill an apprentice place when they know they have t he support of a well-established organisation such as D&A College, p o t e n t i a l ly 1 3 9 yo u n g people will find employment.”

Companies keen to become involved in the initiative should contact Alan McKay, D&A contracts officer, by phone (01382) 834925, or at a.mckay@ dundeecollege.ac.uk.