A company which is expanding and upgrading full-fibre broadband networks in towns and cities across the country has revealed plans to create 10,000 jobs.
CityFibre has embarked on a three-year recruitment and training programme to provide up to 10,000 people with jobs upgrading the 海角视频鈥檚 digital infrastructure to full-fibre.
It is targeting both skilled and unskilled people, service-leavers and the unemployed, to join its network of construction partners.
The Government has made the nationwide deployment of full-fibre by 2025 a key target as it looks to level-up the economy by enabling access to ultra-fast digital connectivity for all.
The recruitment programme will include the identification and training of thousands of unemployed 海角视频 residents, as well as new job opportunities for qualified and experienced construction and telecoms workers.
Jobs will be created within CityFibre鈥檚 growing pool of network construction partners delivering the up to 拢4 billion rollout of full-fibre infrastructure to more than 100 towns and cities.
Among the places where the company has recently started work on upgrading and expanding the full-fibre network is Derby, where it is spending around 拢45 million to ensure connectivity for almost every home and business in the city.
Recruitment campaigns to identify the first wave of trainees will begin later this month. Wherever possible, individuals will be recruited from the town or city identified for rollout, providing a much-needed boost to local employment and economies.
CityFibre chairman Steve Holliday said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to launch our training and recruitment programme creating up to 10,000 jobs in such a critical and vibrant sector.
鈥淭he programme will reach deep into our society to include some of those most in need of opportunity.
鈥淯ltimately, it will ensure the skilled workforce is in place to get the job done and at the same time provide up-skilling and well-paid jobs across more than 100 towns and cities.
鈥淚n the wake of the coronavirus, delivering the Government鈥檚 target of full fibre nationwide by 2025 could not be more important.
鈥淥f all the infrastructure projects and industrial policies under consideration, full-fibre will have the biggest impact in the shortest time, and for the least public money.
鈥淚t will help ensure that the 海角视频 not only recovers economically, but that it swiftly transitions to a greener, smarter and fairer economy in which to thrive.鈥
Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden said: 鈥淥ur 拢5 billion commitment to bring faster, gigabit-speed internet to the whole country is key to ensuring everyone is better connected, creating jobs and powering the 海角视频鈥檚 economic recovery from coronavirus.
鈥淲e鈥檙e working closely with firms like CityFibre and I warmly welcome their commitment to building a highly-skilled and diverse telecoms workforce which will boost growth right across the 海角视频.鈥
