Think Local Construction is a free service provided by Sandwell Council for placing permanent and temporary local staff with suitable employers in the construction industry.Think Local places more than 80 young people into work-based training and over 200 semi-skilled and skilled workers into employment each year.
Think Local Construction covers Sandwell, Black Country and West Birmingham, and works with over 400 registered companies.
Employers
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news
Raising construction awareness at RSA Tipton Academy
Think Local Construction and Future Skills Sandwell team up to support Wilmot Dixon in raising awareness of the construction industry at the RSA Tipton academy. The afternoon began with short briefs o...
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Think Local Construction Team
Think Local Construction is a proactive team dedicated to helping Sandwell people gain employment within the construction industry. Working with partners across the region, Think Local Construction p...
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Young People on a Sandwell Skills and Job-Seeking Scheme Praised
Young people on a Sandwell skills and job-seeking scheme have been praised for their work on the refurbishment of bungalows on a West Bromwich estate.
Local Apprentice Gains His Own Employment.
Local apprentice Matt Millership defeats all odds by gaining his own employment by putting his job search skills to use!
Matt, from Rowley Regis, was made redundant last September due to the econom...
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Sandwell Homes takes on Apprentices
Sandwell Homes takes on Apprentices as part of the Government’s Agenda to provide young people with training and employment for the next 2 years.
Tesco Replaces Cronehills School in West Bromwich
Two Sandwell Apprentices have been successful in gaining on-site employment opportunities on the New Eaton Valley Primary School in Sandwell.
Recognition for Apprentices
Apprentices in Sandwell have been rewarded for their achievement and dedication by employer Connaught Partnerships during national Apprenticeship Week.
Smethwick construction apprentice wins top training award
Local apprentice Paul Blakeman has been named by Sandwell Homes as the organisation’s Achiever of the Year for 2008.
Paul, who lives in Smethwick, works for Birmingham-based housing refurbishment s...
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Ensuring that projects help wider community
The economic crisis is having a well documented adverse effect on many areas of industry, with construction among the main casualties. As headlines become increasingly gloomy, it is no surprise that t...
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Think Local Construction's successful Kickstart!
October 2008 saw a brand new partnership launched between Think Local Construction and Family Housing Association to recruit new staff on Family Housing’s Kickstart project. Think Local implemented th...
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APPRENTICES BEGIN LIFE IN THE WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION
APPRENTICES BEGIN LIFE IN THE WORLD OF CONSTRUCTION
Working life has begun this week for ten new apprentices, recruited into the repairs and maintenance directorate of Sandwell Homes, the organisa...
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latest jobs!
Safe Gas Engineer , Oldbury based company
A fully experienced Gas Engineer is required to undertake work on behalf of a Oldbury based company for work on Care Homes across the UK.
Sales Person, Kidderminster based company
A Kidderminster based company are looking for an experienced sales professional to drive their continued growth in the renewable energy sector. The company supplies and installs solar energy systems ...
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Painter & Decorator, West Bromwich based company
An experienced and qualified Painter & Decorator required carrying out work on schools, public houses and hospitals across the West Midlands area.
