06/09/2010 12:30 PM
Council tenants in Cheshire and Chester will see maintenance work at their homes, such as repairs to security fencing, completed much quicker thanks to a new training project.
A new 55-strong repairs team will be trained to work across a range of skills in order that repair jobs at council homes can be completed much more quickly.
The project is the result of an agreement between Cheshire West, Chester Council and the trade unions Unite and Ucatt. Under the terms of the scheme, workers will receive NCQ training while skilled workers will be trained to widen their skillset.
Councillor Herbert Manley, executive member for prosperity which includes housing, said: "The way things worked previously meant that a plumber might be sent out for a bathroom repair, which would then be followed by a tiler and then a joiner. Now the plumber will be able to carry out the whole job in one visit. Our labourers will take responsibility for repairs such as fencing, concreting and paving."
Residents in Ellesmere Port and Neston will primarily benefit from the improved training.
A new 55-strong repairs team will be trained to work across a range of skills in order that repair jobs at council homes can be completed much more quickly.
The project is the result of an agreement between Cheshire West, Chester Council and the trade unions Unite and Ucatt. Under the terms of the scheme, workers will receive NCQ training while skilled workers will be trained to widen their skillset.
Councillor Herbert Manley, executive member for prosperity which includes housing, said: "The way things worked previously meant that a plumber might be sent out for a bathroom repair, which would then be followed by a tiler and then a joiner. Now the plumber will be able to carry out the whole job in one visit. Our labourers will take responsibility for repairs such as fencing, concreting and paving."
Residents in Ellesmere Port and Neston will primarily benefit from the improved training.
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