Careers Activities

Raising aspirations

• We use social media to raise awareness of careerpaths in the local area.
• We use a variety of role model imagery to widen appeal.
• We have a website careers page dedicated to ‘Why Construction?’
• We offer Pre-Apprenticeships to provide additional support whilst securing the entry requirements for an apprenticeship.
• We employ entry-level apprentices and so widen participation in the industry.
• We make the opportunities more accessible by:
  • supporting our apprentices with a dedicated Mentor and academic supervision.
  • recruiting locally and enabling most of our apprentices to continue to live at home.

Raising awareness of opportunities

• We are in direct contact with school, college and independent careers staff across the region.
• We also raise awareness of our local vacancies with youth-support organisations and influencers in the region.

Apprenticeships and jobs fairs

• We attend college-run and independent apprenticeship events across the region.

Supporting schools with Gatsby Benchmarks

• Learning from careers and labour market information. ​
• Addressing the needs of each student.
• Encounters with employers and employees.

School careers fairs

• We attend school careers events across the region.

Mock interviews

• We support schools with careers activities including mock interviews.