University of the Built Environment
A monthly exploration into the world of sustainability in the built environment with commentary and input from University of the Built Environment’s Vice Chancellor and academics.
“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,…
“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…
“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…
“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…
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…
“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."…
“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…
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:…
Taran’s path to his quantity surveying degree apprenticeship began six years ago when he secured work experience at Arcadis: the same company that now employs him. Name: Taran Barard Company:…
“My manager always says I don’t blow my trumpet enough, but I feel lucky to be doing something that I truly love, and I just want to make a difference…
“The fact that I've been able to have a baby in the middle of doing all of this is remarkable!" Name: Jennifer Willis Company: VOA For Jennifer Willis, apprenticeships run in…
