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Beyond Housing bucks the trend, offering young people new opportunities despite downturn

Beyond Housing is countering the current downward trend in employment options by recruiting seven new apprentices.

As many businesses across the country continue to feel the pinch from months of COVID-19 induced closure, furloughing and reduced income, high quality training and employment opportunities have become significantly harder to access.

Despite ongoing restrictions, Beyond Housing has remained committed to its well-established apprenticeship programme and has this year provided career-building placements for seven more young people who will be based in Scarborough or Redcar:

  • Niamh Watson – Finance Apprentice
  • Ben Passman- Business Admin Apprentice
  • Owen Dickinson- Business Admin Apprentice
  • Thomas Park- Electrical Apprentice
  • Max Butler – Joinery Apprentice
  • Jack Bushby- Painting Apprentice
  • Ricky Wood, age 27 – Joinery Apprentice

The housing association has a strong track record with apprentices, with 100% of its 12 recruits in 2018 still employed at the company – 64% of whom are working through the next level of their apprenticeship and 36% having graduated and secured permanent jobs with Beyond Housing.


Emma Tooth, Apprentice & Volunteer Team Leader at Beyond Housing said: “We’re really pleased to be welcoming these seven young people to the Beyond Housing family. We fully understand the impact that the pandemic has had on school leavers and job seekers and are glad that our continued commitment to apprenticeships will provide some relief across our communities in the Redcar and Scarborough areas.”