YOUNG street cleaners are being recruited by Fife Council in a step to get people into work. Trainees have the opportunity to gain nationally-recognised qualifications as part of the Waste Collection and Street Cleaning Training Academy, which is open to people who have never been employed. Fife Council says it is committed to improving the local environment and keeping Fife’s streets, parks and open spaces clean, while these posts recognise that local employment and investment in young people is essential to help the region recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Councillor Ross Vettraino, convenor of the council’s environment and protective services sub-committee, said: “Recruits will be employed for an initial period of six months, during which time they will undergo practical and theoretical training in waste collection and street-cleansing.