The College cements relationship with national housebuilder

Permisson Homes representatives with College representatives — Pictured left to right: Michael Johnson (Apprentice Manager, Persimmon), Sean Taylor (Managing Director, Persimmon Teesside), Millie Addison (Apprentice, Persimmon) John Cartwright (Head of Construction and the Built Environment)
Cllr Brian Cowie (Mayor of Hartlepool), Veronica Nicholson (Mayoress of Hartlepool), Darren Hankey (Principal & Chief Exec) and Justin Bird (Deputy Head of Construction and the Built Environment)

Last month Permisson Homes donated 10,000 bricks to support the training of the next generation of construction workers here in College.

The delivery from Persimmon Homes was welcomed by our principal Darren Hankey, the Mayor of Hartlepool, Councillor Brian Cowie, Mayoress Cllr Veronica Nicholson and some of our brilliant construction and the built environment apprentices.

Persimmon Teesside managing director Sean Taylor smiling with Millie Addison (CBE Apprentice of the Year) — *All smiles; Sean Taylor ~ Persimmon Teesside Managing Director with Millie Addison ~ CBE Student of the Year*

The bricks are enough to build a large three-bedroomed house and will be used to develop the skills needed for construction careers. Earlier this year Persimmon Homes launched its Target 50 initiative to recruit an additional 50 female apprentices or technical trainees this year, and we are over the moon to be part of that initiative with a cohort of apprentices.

One such apprentice is Millie Addison, who won the college’s Construction and the Built Environment Student of the Year award at our recent Celebration of Achievement Awards.

Millie Pictured here with her COA Construction and the Built Environment Student of the Year Award — *Millie is Pictured here with her COA Construction and the Built Environment Student of the Year Award*

Darren Hankey said: “We’re grateful for the support Persimmon provides to help apprentices like Millie develop the skills they need.”

Persimmon Teesside managing director Sean Taylor added: “We are particularly proud of our links to local colleges and helping young people across the region to develop the skills they need.”