Virgin Media Creates 60 Jobs to Meet Demand for Next-Gen Services

Some 60 positions have been created at Virgin Media's Bellshill contact centre.

Growing demand for next-generation cable TV and broadband services has prompted Virgin Media to create 60 new jobs at a customer contact centre in North Lanarkshire.

The new positions, which will be advertised over the coming fortnight, are set to bolster the Bellshill contact centre's 750-strong workforce.

Virgin Media already employs about 2,000 staff across Scotland, with this number expected to rise further over the next year.

Andrew Barron, chief operating office at Virgin Media, said: "By creating more opportunities, we will be able to meet the sustained appetite for TiVo - already the leading connected TV service in the country - and super-fast broadband, and ensure a great experience for all our customers."

This is the cable company's latest recruitment drive, coming three months after it announced the creation of approximately 200 jobs at a newly opened regional headquarters in the West Midlands.

Located in east Birmingham, the site is home to Virgin Media's Apprentice Training Centre, which offers placements in roles such as network engineer, planner and field technician.

It also features the Advanced Engineering and Technology Lab, where the internet service provider tests and explores future innovations.

Lads Have a Ball in New Jobs

NORTH Lanarkshire teenagers are about to embark on an apprenticeship programme which will introduce them into the exciting world of sport.

The group of eight young people, aged 16 to 19 years old, will be involved in major sporting events including the Commonwealth Games flag handover as part of the apprenticeship programme which is being run by North Lanarkshire Leisure, North Lanarkshire Council and Motherwell College.

They will get on-the-job experience by working at some of the area’s flagship leisure facilities including Broadwood Stadium and The Tryst in Cumbernauld.

The apprentices will work towards achieving their Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQs) which set the level of occupational competence delivered in the workplace while also being paid during their learning experience.

North Lanarkshire Council says the aim of the programme is to give young people the chance to identify which area of the sport and leisure industry appeals to them by offering a one-year employment contract as a trainee. Blane Dodds, chief executive of NL Leisure, said: “Apprenticeships are an excellent way to gain a qualification and workplace experience...READ MORE