Lanarkshire MSP promotes apprenticeships in traditional building skills

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MSP Clare Adamson is encouraging North Lanarkshire schools to engage in workshops promoting apprenticeships in traditional building skills.This week, Ms Adamson took part in a skills demonstration hosted by the Scottish Traditional Building Forum and, in a Parliamentary question, she asked what the Scottish Government is doing to promote Modern Apprenticeships in her Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.The workshop allowed school pupils from across Scotland to try their hand at a range of skills including stone masonry, slate work and roofing, woodworking, electrical wiring, and historical conservation work.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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Though I am not sure a roofing job is in my future, seeing the young people from different schools engaging with new skills was very exciting.“These workshops have been running across the country.

They have not come to the Motherwell and Wishaw area yet, but it was clear how much the pupils enjoyed talking to current apprentices and trying out new things.“Modern apprenticeships are pathways to hugely rewarding careers and these hands-on demonstrations are an ideal way to drive interest in