Ready, steady, go for Haringey apprentices

Friday 29 January 2010

To mark National Apprenticeship Week 2010, all 16 of Homes for Haringey’s apprentices will work to get an empty home in Wood Green ready to let to a new tenant.

The record breaking task is being set as part of National Apprenticeship Week, 1 - 5 February, 2010. The Week, which is organised by the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), will celebrate the talents and skills of apprentices. It will also show employers the value of investing in an apprenticeship programme. The aim is for the apprentices to turn around the empty property from one in a state of disrepair to a home fit for a new tenant. By the end of the week the apprentices will have transformed the empty shell into a fully equipped, decent home, meeting the needs of the residents.

The apprentices, 11 men and five women, are at various stages in their career. Some will be completing their three-year apprenticeship later this year, others started just a few months ago. They will use their plumbing, carpentry, electrics, plastering and tiling skills do all the repairs needed to bring the property up to standard.

Paul Bridge, Chief Executive, Homes for Haringey said: “This is a great initiative and an exciting project. We’re very proud of our apprentices and this is a chance for them to show off what they can do. A high percentage of our current workforce in the repairs service started off in our apprenticeship scheme, so it’s definitely a worthwhile endeavour.”

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