JONNY’S CAREER IS ON TRACK THANKS TO FUNDING AND SUPPORT FROM SASDA
SHILDON’S Locomotion railway museum has hired a new apprentice for its conservation and restoration workshop with the help of £1200 of funding and support from local enterprise agency SASDA.
The museum was looking to employ Johnny Malloy, 20, to serve an apprenticeship in the workshop and SASDA was able to help fund his wages for six months with the grant from the Working Neighbourhoods Fund (WNF).
Tony Attle, education manager at Locomotion said: “The support from Sasda has been absolutely brilliant, not only is the money helpful towards paying Johnny’s wages, we can’t thank them enough for the extra support we’ve had.
“Sasda’s Ann Boyd visited us to arrange the funding when she learned we were looking to recruit and she has continued to pop in many times to see everything is ok and going well, it’s really great to have them on board.”
SASDA – which supports businesses in the region and creates employment opportunities for residents through various resources including the Working Neighbourhoods Fund, has helped scores of companies in the area.
SASDA business advisors have engaged with almost 600 businesses in the Sedgefield borough since July 2009, which has led to the creation of more than 140 jobs. They also offer strategic support in redundancy situations and has helped 11 people back into work and safeguarded 10 jobs which were at risk of redundancy.
Ann Boyd, sales specialist at SASDA said: “It has been a wonderful opportunity to help regenerate the engineering industry in Shildon by helping to train a young apprentice at Locomotion. Johnny is enjoying his role in the workshop and putting his training to good use.”
For further information about how your business can receive support and funding from SASDA contact 01325 310730.