Teesside aircraft painting firm takes on local trainees
Mr Darbyshire said a shortage of trained technicians in the industry led to meetings with Hartlepool College over the last few years to devise a specific training programme.The Stockton-born entrepreneur said: "I left Teesside because I couldn't find a job here."I've come back here last year and am now creating all these jobs for the youth of Teesside."Obviously I've got a lot of pride in that."
One of the trainees, Josephine Key from Eaglescliffe, said: "I'd done 10 years in TV production. It was very admin-based and I'd always wanted to do something a bit more hands-on and more practical."I always wanted to go into a trade and was looking at electrical work, building work and then I saw this pop up."
Ben Houchen, Tees Valley Mayor, said trainee painters will be earning £10,000 more than the average full-time salary for Teesside."We're really starting to ramp up better wages, which means more money in people's pockets so they can look after themselves and their families."
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