Pillars of Sustainability

At Shared Apprenticeships, we can support contractors across the three Pillars of Sustainability.

1. Economic impact

Engaging with local schools across the region
Helping to raise aspirations
Employing young people from the local community
Creating new jobs
Creating new skills through apprenticeships
Engaging with organisations that deliver inspirational activities such as job shops, bootcamps, careers events, and work experience
Advertising vacancies in the local area
Interviewing local people (typically aged 16-21 years)
Making it easy for contractors to support an apprentice (through Shared Apprenticeships)

Employing apprentices from a wide variety of backgrounds, regardless of race, religion, or gender for example
Engaging with organisations which focus on addressing equality, diversity and inclusion in the industry – e.g., Building People
Providing a dedicated mentor for support and guidance
Providing academic supervision
- to minimise any challenges with studying, whether due to academic or mental health pressures
- committed to completions – we have above average success rates for construction apprenticeships
- focused on progressing our apprentices into full-time employment and / or a higher apprenticeship

Most of our apprenticeships incorporate sustainability and environmental considerations
Minimising travel pollution by:
- Keeping our apprentices local, and working on construction sites as near as possible to their home town
- Sourcing a local college or specialist provider for our apprentices with many able to attend on block release
- Funding a saver Railcard for those apprentices able / wanting to travel by train instead of driving
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