Liverpool affordable housing provider Plus Dane takes on seven new apprentices and is looking for three more. Tony McDonough reports

Plus Dane Housing on seven new apprentices during National Apprenticeship Week 2023 #SkillsForLife and is looking for three more.

Based at the Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool, Plus Dane has created the new traineeships in administration, community engagement, community safety, plastering, groundworks, heating engineering and electrics.

Taking up the new roles are Harriet Kirk, Evie McDonald, Abby Cummins, Patrick Vaughan, Liam Pearson, Louis Miller and Adam Fitzpatrick. They have spoke about their new jobs in a short video. Click here to watch.

Plus Dane is now encouraging applications for three more apprentices to join the team. The vacancy application process opened this week. Interested applicants can apply by clicking here.

Amy Causley, director of People for Plus Dane, said: “We recognise that apprenticeships offer genuine life-changing opportunities.

“We are committed to providing chances for people to be able to earn while they learn, whether in roles out in our communities, including trades, or office-based positions.

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“And we are committed to providing meaningful employment and career opportunities for those wanting a vocational route and our apprenticeships really do offer SkillsForLife.”

Former apprentice from the ‘lockdown’ class of 2020, Miloslawa Zalewska-Juszczak, (known as Milka), has recorded her experiences of moving to a new country and changing career to become a mature apprentice with Plus Dane. Click here to watch.