apprenticeship

Worcester-based Matthew Dutson, 21, is a recipient of the first Cecil Duckworth apprenticeship. Founded in 2021 in memory of Worcester Bosch’s founder, the Cecil Duckworth apprenticeship scheme provides a 4-year rotational programme with mentorship support and an opportunity to study for an Lv3 Engineering qualification, with a guaranteed permanent position at the company. Installer caught up with […]

Roger Morton, Director of Business Change at the National House Building Council (NHBC), talks to Installer about its new nationwide network of skills hubs, created to help train up to 3,000 site-ready tradespeople every year. What are the skills hubs? They’re onsite training facilities, with realistic site conditions – as we’re outside, they look and […]

Apprenticeships help build loyalty and engagement from day one, says Chris Bailey, Group Skills Development Manager at Barratt Redrow. How would you describe Barratt Redrow’s approach to apprenticeships? Our approach to apprenticeships is strategic rather than transactional. They are a vital part of how we build capability – not just in our business, but across […]

Funding to create tens of thousands of placements on building sites has been announced. The government has published a plan to support schools and colleges to transition from legacy qualifications at the same level, including BTECs, to a  clearer  system of V Levels, T Levels and A Levels from 2027 as options after GCSEs, along with two new qualifications for lower attaining students to support them to progress beyond GCSEs. New subjects have been announced for the second year of […]

Ian Hodgkinson, construction project manager, says we have plenty of people wanting to get into the trades, but not enough college places to train them all. Want to be a builder? Good luck getting on a course. I say we have a skills bottleneck – colleges full, waiting lists, and employers not taking on apprentices. […]