The Conservative leader visited New Career Skills, based at the Chandler’s Ford Industrial Estate, on Friday afternoon.
NCS was founded in 1998 as a specialist training provider focusing on giving mature career changers (both men and women), the skills, experience and qualifications they need to find new careers and found new businesses.
Mr Cameron was accompanied on the visit by Prospective Winchester & Chandler’s Ford MP Steve Brine and Prospective Eastleigh MP, Maria Huchings. He met the business owners, staff and students as well as taking a tour of the facilities. Several ex-pupils – including The Lady Plumber – came back to explain how the company helped them start their new businesses.
Steve Brine said; “NCS is an excellent example of a business that is equipping people – without any Government help – to get new skills and get back into the workplace. For many of the pupils they have now and those they would like to have in the future, the issue of financing their course can be a serious hurdle so we spent time discussing how a future Conservative Government can help. I think we were all hugely impressed with the energy and sheer determination the team at NCS have for what they are doing and the students have for their chosen new career path.
“I hope David Cameron takes what he saw here today in Chandler’s Ford back to the Shadow Cabinet and into Government if he becomes Prime Minister this Spring.”
Steve Brine pictured with Steven Wines (CEO of NCS) and David Cameron during the visit on Friday 5 February 2010.
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You can visit New Career Skills via www.newcareerskills.co.uk