OVERVIEW

6-12 Feb 2023

National apprenticeship week is an annual campaign organised by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA). It is a way for apprenticeship ambassadors, MPs, training providers, apprentices, parents and employers to come together to celebrate all things apprenticeship! This week is important for UCEM because we want to recognise of all the work that goes on behind the scenes to train the next generation of surveyors and create a better built environment.

1473

apprentices currently
studying with us

57

apprentices being supported by
disability and wellbeing team

93.13%

of employers rate UCEM
Good or Outstanding

“I consider one of our greatest achievements as business owners has been the development of our apprentices; not just in their professional development but in their growth as a person.”

Martin Munday
Director
Modus Ltd

UCEM Built Environment Apprenticeship Awards 2023

We wanted to show our appreciation for those that tirelessly highlight apprenticeships in everything they do, whether apprentices themselves, employers of apprentices of UCEM staff supporting both apprentice and employer. Therefore, we are running our very own awards where the winners will be announced during National Apprenticeship Week.

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32%

of apprentices are female

13%

BAME

73

apprentices aged 41+

“National Apprenticeship Week gives us a great opportunity to celebrate the successes of our apprentices, along with the incredible support given by our employers. Now more than ever apprenticeships are a key route to skilled employment, giving apprentices of all backgrounds the opportunity to train in a field that might not have been otherwise accessible. The pandemic has been extremely difficult and we relish the chance at UCEM to demonstrate the relevance and importance of engaging online learning, whilst championing those apprentices who embraced it and achieved great results during their apprenticeship journey.”

Kate Deakin

Kate Deakin
Director of Apprenticeship Operations
UCEM

‘I consider one of our greatest achievements as business owners has been the development of our apprentices’: Q&A with an apprentice and their employer

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We recently spoke to former UCEM apprentice, Sam Prideaux, and his director, Martin Munday, about their passion for apprenticeships. Sam ...
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‘Young people have such a strong capacity to learn and grow into the job’: Q&A with an apprentice and her employer

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We love working with and hearing from SMEs who understand the importance of training their staff to become chartered surveyors ...
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Apprenticeships: what you need to know

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What is an apprenticeship? Simply put, an apprenticeship is a job with training. Apprenticeships are available from levels 2–7, the ...
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Our apprenticeship partners: Q&A with Zoe Bacon from the Cabinet Office

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Zoe is the Property Apprenticeship Officer for the Cabinet Office. Prior to that Zoe worked in recruitment in HMRC. She’s ...
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‘The best way to kick-start your career in the industry’: Q&A with an apprentice and her employer

‘The best way to kick-start your career in the industry’: Q&A with an apprentice and her employer
UCEM has worked in partnership with commercial property management and building consultancy firm, Workman LLP for many years. We caught ...
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My apprenticeship journey so far: Q&A with our Chartered Surveyor apprentice, Lewis Denbow

My apprenticeship journey so far: Q&A with our Chartered Surveyor apprentice, Lewis Denbow
Lewis Denbow is currently in his fourth year of our Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship (building surveying pathway) whilst working as ...
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Introducing… Our apprenticeship directors

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Apprenticeships have become an increasingly integral staple of UCEM’s education provision since we first offered them in 2015. We continually ...
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Introducing… Our apprenticeship outcomes officers

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We have 18 apprenticeship outcomes officers (AOOs) in total who provide one-to-one support to our apprentices. The AOO role is ...
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Podcast: In focus – Our Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship

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Having launched our Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship earlier this week, Programme Leader, Dr Afolabi Dania, took the time to ...
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Q&A with our Chartered Surveyor apprentice, Bayezid Ahmed: Guest blog by our Apprenticeship Outcomes Officer, David Meilhan

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As part of National Apprenticeship week, I went out to meet Bayezid Ahmed, one of our Chartered Surveyor apprentices on ...
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Podcast: Digging Deeper – Episode 1: Apprenticeships

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Episode 1 of our new Digging Deeper podcast focuses on apprenticeships. UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, is ...
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Spotlight on Sadaqat Hussain, UCEM’s Asian Apprenticeship Awards nominee

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UCEM’s Chartered Surveyor Degree apprentice, Sadaqat Hussain, has been nominated in the Construction category for the Asian Apprenticeship Awards in ...
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National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Our AOO, David Meilhan goes on-site with Malcolm Hollis apprentice, Dan Nixon in Watford

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To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we are sending out four of our Apprenticeship Outcomes Officers (AOOs) to shadow several apprentices ...
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National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Our Lead AOO, Sarah Olliver meets Faithful+Gould apprentices, Tom Collins and Naomi Brown in London

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To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we are sending out four of our Apprenticeship Outcomes Officers (AOOs) to shadow several apprentices ...
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National Apprenticeship Week 2019: Our Lead AOO, Debi Gaskin-Palmer shadows our Lambert Smith Hampton apprentices, Alex Clifton and Jack Deakin in Lincoln

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To celebrate National Apprenticeship Week, we are sending out four of our Apprenticeship Outcomes Officers (AOOs) to shadow several apprentices ...
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From Recruitment to Quantity Surveying: how leveraging the benefits of an apprenticeship can help you reach your career goals

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In our latest student case study blog, we speak with Tim Whitcher, Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Evolution5, who’s studying the ...
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National Apprenticeship Week Case Study: Yehya Hawila, Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Costain

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We last spoke to Yehya during National Apprenticeship Week 2017 so we thought it would be nice to catch up ...
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A Case Study: Working towards Chartered status through a Level 6 Apprenticeship – Jessica Austen, Apprentice Surveyor

A Case Study: Working towards Chartered status through a Level 6 Apprenticeship - Jessica Austen, Apprentice Surveyor
We are extremely passionate about unlocking people's potential in the Built Environment and with this, developing talent for businesses across ...
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