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Train Tameside 500 initiative given boost by local MPs and employers
Local MPs, councillors and key employers support Tameside College’s Train Tameside 500 initiative in collaboration with Tameside Council to create new training opportunities in the borough.
Train Tameside 500 is a two-year project to encourage employers to sign up a total of 500 apprentices and help meet growing skill demands in all sectors including high demand areas such as construction, engineering, automotive and health and social care.
The campaign was launched during an event in the college’s Restaurant at Tameside One, on Friday 24th October, which was attended by prominent local politicians, including Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge, Angela Rayner, MP for Ashton, Councillor Eleanor Wills, leader of Tameside Council and Harry Catterall, chief executive of Tameside Council.
Whitecroft Lighting, Willow Wood Hospice, Diamond Decorators Ltd, Hyde Group and Tameside Council were also in attendance to accept their Train Tameside 500 ambassador certificate from Jonathan Reynolds MP, who congratulated each employer.
Alongside the employer awards, VIPs and employers delivered speeches during the event on the importance of training local young people and the success the scheme is hoping to bring.
“This initiative reflects the best of what we can achieve through partnership, local ambition, national policy, and a shared commitment to opportunity.”
Jonathan Reynolds - MP
If you’re an employer that would like to get involved with the Train Tameside 500 initiative,
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