Apprenticeships in Construction and Civil Engineering

Apprenticeships in construction and civil engineering are in high demand; the construction industry is central to creating homes, schools, hospitals, energy and transport, infrastructure society needs. The career opportunities are endless for skilled construction workers whether you are the first tradesperson on site, providing first or second-fix services, carrying out remedial work, or extending properties in a commercial or domestic environment.

As an apprentice you will learn to work safely and with dexterity in a technically complex industrial environment. You will be reliable and dependable and learn to gain the essential skills required to produce quality work for a range of customers.

You will complete three stages during your construction and civils apprenticeship journey; stage one is learning the skills, knowledge and behaviours you need, and collect evidence along the way to demonstrate how you have applied them to your practice.

Stage two is reached when you have gathered all the evidence needed, and together with your employer and Skills Group mentor, agree you are ready for end-point assessment. This is called assessment gateway. The final stage is to book your end-point assessment. End-point assessment requirements vary from apprenticeship to another, but are always carried out by an independent assessor.

There are unlimited opportunities to develop your career after completing an apprenticeship in construction and civil engineering; you may choose to progress onto a higher level apprenticeship to develop your skills, move into a more senior role or undertake further supervisory training and qualifications so that you can lead and manage teams of workers.

Our apprentices have enhanced their careers in this high-demand industry and progressed onto: master builders, site supervisors, plant trainers, health and safety managers and business owners.