skip to Main Content

Four Basildon residents offered full time employment through Morgan Sindall’s Social Enterprise BasWorx

Four Work Academy trainees from Morgan Sindall’s Social Enterprise BasWorx have completed their six week work programme and have been offered full time employment.

From an initial 11 prospective candidates, BasWorx identified four trainees (all Jobcentre Plus referrals) who excelled during the programme. Trainees benefit from the guaranteed interview process, and on this occasion all four candidates were successfully offered paid employment contracts as a result of their hard work.

The BasWorx social enterprise is a not for profit organisation which creates training, apprenticeship and employment opportunities to Basildon residents, whilst delivering a skilled painting and decorating and maintenance service. Any surplus made will be re-invested back into the business or local community.

The first cohort recruited earlier this year focussed on school and college leavers in the 16-19 age group and resulted in two local teenagers offered a paid traineeship potentially leading to an apprenticeship later in the year. The second cohort was aimed at unemployed residents with trainees aged from 19-54.

The BasWorx programme included one week of classroom based H & S training, the CSCS test, one week painting and decorating skills training followed by a four week work experience placement element.

To celebrate their commitment and success on the programme and to show support for the newly formed BasWorx team, Morgan Sindall and Basildon Council hosted a small awards celebration event on 2nd June.  All four candidates have now been offered employment contracts with BasWorx and will study for a Level 2 Painting and Decorating Apprenticeship, which will take one year to complete.

Their first day of paid employment was on Monday 5th June and they are currently utilising their newly acquired skills by decorating office space in one of Basildon Council’s Sheltered Accommodation Scheme.

One of the trainees, Chris Gloster said: “It’s been good to find a training course like this which provides genuine opportunities for people and it has certainly boosted my confidence”.

Morgan Sindall’s Supervisor, John Ryan added, “we’ve built up a good team here.  They work well together and support each other with every task; the comradery between them has been great.  A couple of our younger trainees on the Multi-skill Course have spent a couple of days working with the team to learn about painting and decorating.  For them to be passing on their knowledge to other trainees at such an early stage in their programme has been fantastic for their morale”.

 

Share

Winner of Work Experience Employer of the Year at the Oaklands College Celebration Event
Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) has been awarded Work Experience Employer of the Year at the Oaklands College Employer Celebration…
Winner of Work Experience Employer of the Year at the Oaklands College Celebration Event
Certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer
Morgan Sindall Property (MSPS) are delighted to share that we have renewed our Level 2 – Disability Confident Employer status.…
Certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer
Morgan Sindall Property Services Appointed to Retrofit 1000 Homes for Basildon Borough Council
Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) have been appointed by Basildon Borough Council to undertake retrofit works to homes in the…
Morgan Sindall Property Services Appointed to Retrofit 1000 Homes for Basildon Borough Council
Winner of Social Value Employer of the Year at the CHIP Awards
On the 21 st of May, Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) were delighted to receive the award for Social Value…
Winner of Social Value Employer of the Year at the CHIP Awards
Morgan Sindall Property Services Delivers Immersive Work Experience Programme for St Albans Students
Last week, Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) delivered an immersive weeklong work experience programme for students from Oaklands College, in…
Morgan Sindall Property Services Delivers Immersive Work Experience Programme for St Albans Students
Morgan Sindall Property Services Opens Apprentice Academy to Inspire the Next Generation
This month, Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) open its Apprentice Academy – a dedicated programme developed to support, guide and…
Morgan Sindall Property Services Opens Apprentice Academy to Inspire the Next Generation
Fusion21 Appoints Morgan Sindall Property Services to £1bn Decarbonisation Framework
Following a competitive tender process, Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) are delighted to announce that we have been appointed to…
Fusion21 Appoints Morgan Sindall Property Services to £1bn Decarbonisation Framework
Morgan Sindall Property Services Gains Three Nominations at Construction News Awards and Unlock Net Zero Awards
Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) are incredibly proud to have been shortlisted at the 2025 Construction News Awards in the…
Morgan Sindall Property Services Gains Three Nominations at Construction News Awards and Unlock Net Zero Awards