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Michaela Wain: ‘I couldn’t earn this money being a hairdresser’

Guest speaker Michaela Wain will bring honesty, humour, and hard-earned wisdom to the University of the Built Environment’s Apprenticeship Awards this February. Ahead of the event, she spoke to us…

Why SMEs should reconsider apprenticeships

If you've considered launching an apprenticeship scheme but have reservations, here are a few reasons why now is a great time to reconsider. The popularity and awareness of apprenticeships is…
Modular ‘hop-on, hop-off’ apprenticeships will solve UK skills gap

Modular ‘hop-on, hop-off’ apprenticeships will solve UK skills gap

  The University of the Built Environment’s Vice Chancellor, Ashley Wheaton, has urged the sector to let learners flexibly pause and restart their degree and higher-level apprenticeships so the built-environment…

Advocating for apprenticeships in small firms

“I think a postgraduate apprenticeship is a great way to learn because you've gained experience at undergraduate level and you've been able to learn about a topic that interests you,…

Training the post-Grenfell generation of building control surveyors

“Since Grenfell and the changes that are going through the industry, I think apprenticeships have been revived." Name: Philip Castagnette Company: Salus Building Control Approvers Philip mentors an apprentice at…

‘Refurbish, refurbish, refurbish’: recruiting apprentices for carbon-reduction projects

“I try to help as many people get onto apprenticeships as possible because I think it's a brilliant way to progress in your career.” Name: Philippa Brown Company: Exigere Philippa…

Launching a social mobility network with 150 members

“We want to inspire people like us, because in the real estate sector, there aren’t many people that look like us." Name: Kadra Abdi Company: CBRE Kadra Abdi is a…

A postgraduate degree apprenticeship and a passion for sustainability

“I think a postgraduate apprenticeship is a great way to learn because you've gained experience at undergraduate level and you've been able to learn about a topic that interests you,…

Reaping the rewards of a growing apprenticeship scheme

If you're only recruiting people from the same schools, or who look the same, then you're doing something wrong in my eyes. Apprentices are a great way of building that…

The path from A-Levels to construction project management

“I wanted to make sure I still felt immersed within a university and still felt completely part of something. UCEM is able to provide that – I feel completely supported."…

A hairdresser-turned-surveyor with a passion for getting girls into construction

“If I went into a bar and said to someone, ‘can you guess my job?’ I can guarantee you even on 10 guesses they're not getting it right”. Name: Courtney…

The power of perseverance: turning disappointing A-levels into apprenticeship success

Like many young people, Querida Matondo heard about apprenticeships not through school, but by knowing someone who’d been through the experience: in this case, her sister. Name: Querida Matondo Company:…