Dedicated Mentor

Safeguarding our young apprentices

• Enhanced DBS.
• Prevent training.
• Safeguarding qualification (Level 2).
• Designated Safeguarding Lead (Level 3).

Alert to the mental health of our apprentices

• Mental Health First Aid qualified.

Adapting to the communication needs of our apprentices

• Available throughout the week.
• Always there in times of need.
• Adapting communication channel to best suit individual apprentices – e.g., texting.

Seeking regular updates

• Alert to any issues at home or on site.
• Monitored by our Business Operations Manager.

In regular contact with contractors on site

• Checking attendance and attitude to work.
• Arranging interventions if ever required.
• Minimising potential issues by ‘nipping them in the bud’.

Seeking opportunities to recognise success

• Nominating apprentices for Apprentice of the Month.
• Identifying PR opportunities to raise awareness of careers in construction and the Shared Apprenticeship model.