Around 550 jobs are being created at North East holiday company Parkdean Resorts as part of move to help young people into hospitality careers.
The Newcastle-headquartered business, which has 67 parks across the UK, has announced plans to take on the new starters as part of the Government Kickstart scheme, to give young people the skills needed to succeed in the leisure industry and help them into permanent jobs and new careers at its sites.
The group has 550 current vacancies, having recruited 375 trainees in the Kickstart intake of 2021.