That the Parliament recognises the important work by a collaboration of several organisations to promote the uptake of construction apprenticeships at the recent traditional building skills workshop held outside Paisley Abbey; understands that the organisations include the Construction Industry Training Board, Developing the Young Workforce West, Historic Environment Scotland, the National Federation of Roofing Contractors, Renfrewshire Council, the Scottish Contractors Group, the Stone Federation GB and West College Scotland; welcomes efforts to increase female participation and that these apprenticeships are open to both young and older students, and acknowledges the importance of maintaining these high-skilled jobs for the preservation of Scotland’s most iconic buildings and cultural heritage.
Supported by:
Tom Arthur, Jackie Baillie, Jeremy Balfour, Michelle Ballantyne, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Alexander Burnett, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Finlay Carson, Peter Chapman, Maurice Corry, Murdo Fraser, Kenneth Gibson, Jamie Greene, Ross Greer, Rachael Hamilton, Alison Harris, Liam Kerr, Bill Kidd, Monica Lennon, Gordon Lindhurst, Dean Lockhart, Tom Mason, Margaret Mitchell, Graham Simpson, Liz Smith, Alexander Stewart, Annie Wells, Brian Whittle