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Innovation Showcase | Exeter University apprenticeships widen higher education options
University of Exeter is among the leading providers of degree apprenticeships.
Building a Brighter Future: Inspiring the next generation of construction experts through school outreach
Hector MacAulay MBE, Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s Regional business in Scotland, provides insight into how the company is challenging outdated perceptions of the construction sector through school outreach.
Apprentices will be our legacy
This week marks the 16th anniversary of the National Apprenticeship Week initiative, first launched in 2008 and, like many teenagers, it’s been far from plain sailing.
HS2, TfL, Bam and more mark National Apprenticeship Week with hundreds of roles up for grabs
The 17th annual National Apprenticeship Week kicked off on 5 February with organisations across the civil engineering sector promoting their own apprenticeship programmes and vacancies.
NCE Apprentices of the Year reflect on the importance of apprenticeships as a route into industry
Apprenticeships are a vital pathway into the construction and civil engineering sectors as they provide diversity of tasks, hands-on engagement and the opportunity to earn money, according to NCE’s Apprentice of the Year 2022 winners.
Unlocking the potential of apprenticeships
As it’s National Apprenticeship Week, it’s an ideal time to take stock of the apprenticeships landscape and reflect on the vital role they play in the engineering and technology sector.
Almost a quarter of a million construction workers needed by 2027 to meet demand
Against a backdrop of economic challenge, rising materials and labour costs, new figures from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) have revealed that almost 225,000 extra workers will be required to meet UK construction demand by 2027.
Inquiry launched to investigate urgent need to grow engineering apprenticeships
Former Labour and Conservative ministers Lord Knight and Lord Willetts, with support from charity EngineeringUK, have launched an inquiry to uncover the reasons behind the decline in engineering, manufacturing and technology apprenticeship starts seen over recent years in the UK.
The highly-skilled workforce we need relies on investment in early careers
It can sometimes surprise people I speak with to learn that I’m now in my 36th year at WSP. I don’t often reflect on my journey from entry-level civil engineer to chief executive within the same organisation, but so formative were those early years of my career that this week…