North-east civil engineers address skills shortage with new apprenticeships
Updated: July 6, 2021, 10:19 am
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WM Donald HR manager Rachel O Donnell with, l-r, managing director Ewan Riddoch and apprentices Liam Davidson, Connor Hutchison, Marc O Donnell and Logan Dingwall.
Civil engineering and construction firm WM Donald is tackling skills shortages in the industry by launching an in-house apprenticeship scheme.
The company, based in Netherley, near Stonehaven, has for the time being teamed up with a college in Glasgow for part of the training.
But the long-term aim is to have the classroom-based learning take place closer to home, as part of an industry-wide scheme for the north-east.
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