Wrexham Super Prison Conference To Highlight Employment Opportunities

The construction business selected to build Wrexham’s Super Prison, will this week hold a conference to discuss employment and opportunities during the construction of the prison.

CLARIFICATION: This event is about apprenticeships, local employment and work placements and LAs and work, education/skills providers and schools have been invited. It is *not* intended for business. Private business (construction) can register their interest via
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Lend Lease, the construction firm chosen to develop the 2,100 inmate prison on the Wrexham Industrial Estate, will host the event – which will provide further information and details on opportunities and jobs during the construction phase of Wrexham’s Super Prison. The event will provide information apprenticeships, local employment and work placements and LAs and work, education/skills providers and schools have been invited.

The Symposium will take place on Friday January 30th at the Glyndŵr University and is being delivered by the Employment, Skills and Engagement Committee, a partnership between Lend Lease, the Ministry of Justice, Wrexham County Borough Council, and the North Wales Economic Ambition Board.

The new prison development for North Wales began in the summer and is due to be fully completed by the end of 2017. Over the next two years 500 work placement days per year and 100 new apprenticeships will be created during the construction phase.

Furthermore, 50 per cent of the workforce will be recruited locally and Lend Lease is spending £30m with local businesses (within 50 miles/one hour commute of the site) and £50m with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).

Alun Cairns MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales will also be opening the event. Delegates will be able to attend a series of workshops and listen to a number of speakers representing the partner organisations. They will highlight the breadth of opportunities available during the construction phase, and the most effective ways to participate.

In addition, delegates will be encouraged to provide feedback and their own ideas on how the committee can most effectively deliver the wide ranging benefits resulting from the construction of the new prison.

Simon Caron, Lend Lease’s Project Director, said: “Working with our partners in the Employment, Skills and Engagement Committee, we believe the construction of North Wales Prison should create a long-term legacy for the immediate community and wider North Wales region. The Symposium is a key first step, bringing together the community and key stakeholders to facilitate an important exchange of ideas on how best to deliver the employment and business opportunities.

“The Symposium is also indicative of Lend Lease’s wider commitment to providing significant social and economic benefits in all of its work. Our mantra is people creating the best places for people, which informs everything we do, including how we work in partnership with the communities.”

Private business (construction) can register their interest via [email protected]

The Employment and Skills Symposium is taking place on Friday 30th January 12pm–4pm at Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, LL112AW (Catrin Finch Centre),