Feature Article
BAM Site Visit for Camden Jobtrain
Young Persons Site Visit April 2009
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Young Persons Site Visit Group April 2009
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BAM’s Kings Cross Central Eastern Goods Yard team is hosting site visits for students from Camden Jobtrain.
Camden Jobtrain provides training and support for young people in seeking qualifications and employment. They run a Learning Skills Council-funded Entry to Employment qualification in Multi-Skill Construction, where students are given an introduction to various craft trades. This course gives the students the basic construction skills they need to move on to an apprenticeship, employment or further training.
As part of their course the students learn about different career opportunities within the industry, but have yet to experience this on a 'live' construction site. On Monday 20th April eight Construction students were brought to BAM’s King's Cross Central EGY project to visit a site for the first time.
The students were greeted at the main gates and first given a Health and Safety briefing by Construction Manager Peter Atkin. Peter and Management Assistant Lee MacDonald then showed the students around site, which included a ride to the 5th floor of the Granary Building in the hoist!
The group then returned to the site offices, where they found out more about what is being built at King's Cross. They were also given a careers presentation by James Thomas, Education advisor at Construction Skills (the sector skills agency for the construction industry), where they found out about different routes into the industry and apprenticeships.
"The learners thoroughly enjoyed the tour and talk and I’m sure it inspired them to work hard to achieve their future goals" said Neda Haghshenas, Personal Development Co-ordinator at Camden Jobtrain.
