Birmingham 2022 Launches Apprenticeship Scheme
Birmingham 2022 has announced a new apprentice programme as it ramps up its recruitment drive.
The organising committee has launched its search for candidates to fill the first business administrator roles, with new roles in different areas of the organisation, including ticketing, venue development, procurement, workforce, sport, and security expected to go live soon.
According to Birmingham 2022, the first new recruits will officially start in the new year.
The Games’ Official Recruiter, Gi Group, whose involvement in the Commonwealth Games was announced earlier in the year, will conduct the search together with Birmingham 2022’s, recruitment and HR teams, while Gi Group will also provide apprenticeship training and learning support.
Once the successful candidates have completed their apprenticeship, which is expected to last for a period of between 12 and 18 months, depending on the role, the apprentices will then continue working for Birmingham 2022 until the end of the Games in August 2022.
John Crabtree (pictured above), Chairman, Birmingham 2022, said: “We are very pleased to be able to provide these fantastic opportunities for more people to join us in delivering Birmingham 2022 – the biggest event ever to be staged in the West Midlands.
“We’re encouraging people of all ages to apply for our apprenticeship roles and support will be provided during the recruitment process and throughout each apprentice’s time with the organisation.
“This first group of apprentices will be tasked with supporting and engaging with different parts of the organisation and interacting with external customers. The roles are really varied so each apprentice will develop a wide range of skills whilst they are working with us, providing them with lots of experience and helping them to become the region’s next group of major event professionals.”
The apprenticeship scheme announcement comes after Birmingham 2022 also recently confirmed that it is looking to recruit more than 50 new members of staff before the end of 2020 and that by the summer of 2022 it will employ around 1,200 people.
