Support for disabled looking for construction jobs
02 December 2008
A
programme to help people with disabilities to find work in the
construction industry has been launched.
ConstructionSkills has initiated the scheme, called Net Ambitions,
to help those suffering with disabilities or long-term health
problems in their quest for a construction job.
The scheme is particularly keen to find people who may have become
injured or developed a health condition in the construction
industry and help them return to work in the sector.
Among the jobs a person could be looking for may range from a
builder to a position within site logistics.
Mark Farrar, chief executive of ConstructionSkills, said: "We can't
avoid the talk about the recession, slowdown, downturn and credit
crunch, but the industry still needs to deliver numerous major
projects over the coming years.
"Construction is not a dead end job and it's not just a manual job.
Construction is rewarding and does not discriminate. There are
plenty of career opportunities available for everyone, regardless
of their age, gender, ethnicity or disability."
A recent report from the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors has
urged the government to give a number of major infrastructure
projects the go-ahead in order to save jobs in the sector.
