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Young People Take the Opportunity to Learn a Trade
February 15, 2010 7:50 PM
Paul Burstow with young people learning a trade at SILC
Local Liberal Democrat MP, Paul Burstow, has welcomed the work being done by a new training centre in Hackbridge that is helping young people learn the basics of the building trade.
The Skills and Integrated Centre (S.I.L.C.) opened it doors in September 2008 just as the recession was starting to bite. Not funded by the Government SILC have to demonstrate to schools, YOTs and other young people service providers that they offer a value for money service. To date over 70 young people from the Sutton and Merton area have taken short construction skills courses. Some of the young people have used the course as a foundation for further study as NESCOT and other local colleges.
Paul Burstow MP, said "SILC offer a practical programme of basic carpentry, decoration, tiling and health and safety. The courses can be a springboard for the young people giving them both useful life skills and a taste for hands on work in the building trade."
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