COUNCILLORS are striving to be 'a step ahead' when it comes to ensuring new jobs coming to the area go to local people.
Upon completion, the Aldi depot in Goldthorpe is expected to create between 300 and 400 new jobs. The depot is scheduled for completion for the back end of next year.
Cllr Ralph Sixsmith wants to ensure young people and the long-term unemployed are capable of doing jobs there by the time Aldi begins recruiting.
"We shall be seeking to see what Aldi want and need in terms of qualifications for jobs at their depot," said Cllr Sixsmith.
"There are going to be a lot of jobs created there and we want to make sure that people in the Dearne are capable of doing them.
"Whether it be a basic qualification in English and maths or the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence) we would look to get them qualified before the recruiting starts."
