The 'Green Team' will shape the future

Local Community Proposals to the Borough to set up a green training scheme for local Schools is receiving favourable consideration and Docklands businesses have expressed their strong support.

The scheme would offer exciting job opportunities in the environment by co-ordinating a green training program for young people still at school, it could begin the year before they leave school. and develop into a Borough wide apprenticeship offering prospects of a well paid job once the youngsters are fully trained and qualified in environment practice.

A green logo similar to the 'Corgi' standard would then be awarded with a certificate, a special T-Shirt embroidered with the logo would signify they had reached the required standard of training and were now qualified to carry out environment work for the Borough.

A growing public demand to go green creates top job opportunities for young people, it offers them a chance to be part of the Borough's own ethical program and environmental work force, the green scheme can provide school leavers with training and secure jobs as Boroughs plan ahead for a sustainable future, a newly qualified 'green team' can eventually replace today's out moded and costly practices.

By training their own skilled local work force to take on the tasks of environment, Boroughs can, not only benefit economically, but also tackle the scourge of ASBO head on, it doesn't take much imagination to see the advantages of this scheme, it doesn't tread on a single toe, on the contrary, it will prepare the young 'Green Team' straight from school to build us a sustainable future.

This exciting green scheme for school-leavers can curb the rebellious nature of modern youth by giving youngsters the chance of a decent job straight from school before many end up on the streets exhibiting anti-social behaviour, the often wasted energy of youth can be channeled into a worthy cause working to create a better environment, most of all, 'The Green Team' scheme is bound to save the Borough and tax payers lots of money in the long run.

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