Projects outside Glasgow and Dundee are being built by GRAHAM Construction for Sanctuary Group.
At the sod cutting of Cumbernauld's £5.8m Ainslie Road and Maclehose Road development, due to be completed in April 2013, a councillor said he looked forward to seeing the work "transform the site".
Sam Love of the Housing and Social Work Committee at North Lanarkshire Council said: "There is ongoing demand for social housing across North Lanarkshire, and in particular in Cumbernauld, so this development will provide much needed, high quality housing for the area."
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The project comprises 44 two-storey homes, seven wheelchair-accessible bungalows and seven three/four storey apartment blocks.
The second sod cutting took place to celebrate the commencement of the final £6.2m phase of the project to regenerate Dundee's Ardler estate.
A spokesman for the GRAHAM Group said the multi-million pound award-winning Ardler project has "breathed new life into a once tired estate".
GRAHAM will offer a minimum of eight new entrant trainee or apprenticeship opportunities and 20 work experience opportunities at each site as well as over £30,000 towards benefit projects in each local community.
Housing Minister Keith Brown said it was "very encouraging" to see apprentices involved.
He added: "By helping to boost our economy, through the direct impact it has on construction and jobs, continued investment in new, affordable housing can help everyone across Scotland."
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