New Council apprentices intake given a warm welcome

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's latest intake of apprentices were given a warm welcome from Council Leader, Councillor, Bob Cook, and Chief Executive, Mike Greene, at a special event on Wednesday, October 9.

The Council has filled 43 apprentice vacancies in a variety of roles, such as HGV Technicians, a Countryside Ranger, and a Public Health Practitioner, after an advertising campaign in May.

The new crop enjoyed a get-together at Dunedin House, where they were officially welcomed to the Council.

There was time for the new recruits to put any questions and queries to the HR team, as well as hearing from existing apprentices at the authority.

After meeting up with the new cohort of apprentices, the Council's Leader, Councillor Bob Cook said: "It was a pleasure to meet up with this new intake and welcome them to the Council's new surroundings at Dunedin House.

"I have made no secret of the fact that I was an apprentice myself at the start of my working life to gain vital on-the-job experience.

"And I am confident that this new group can, like many others before them, go on and enjoy a long and successful careers. I hope they all thoroughly enjoy their time working with us."

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