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BT announces 165-strong North East youth recruitment drive

BT has revealed plans to create a raft of new employment opportunities for the region’s young people, announcing 165 North East apprenticeship and graduate jobs today.

Recruiting for a variety of roles from IT to vehicle maintenance, the telecoms giant sats roles are available across Newcastle, South Shields, Darlington, North Tyneside, Durham and Sunderland.

The recruitment drive makes up part of BT’s plans to introduce 1,700 new graduate and apprentice jobs into the UK.

Farooq Hakim, chairman of BT’s North East regional board, said: “This latest major recruitment is a further example of BT’s commitment to the North East as one of the region’s leading employers and investors.

“We are offering exciting, high quality careers in a fast moving industry in order to ensure the households and businesses of this region are able to benefit from the latest, first class communications.

“The new recruits will be joining a world-leading company, which has already invested hundreds of millions of pounds in the North East in technologies such as superfast broadband and 4G.”

Apprenticeships and Skills Minister, Robert Halfon, has welcomed the announcement. He said: “It is always good to talk about apprenticeships and the ladder of opportunity they give people to secure the career they want.

“By committing to injecting 1,700 new graduate and apprentice jobs into the UK, BT is offering a real chance to be trained by some of the best in their field. This is especially great news ahead of what will be the 10th annual National Apprenticeship Week where we will showcase the life-changing potential of apprenticeships for people up and down the country.”