Encouraging existing staff to upskill

"The apprenticeship scheme has enabled more women to enter the industry on a level playing field.” Name: Paul Pratten Job role: Associate Director Company: Quadrant Building Control Paul is Associate…

Fostering diversity and facilitating social mobility through apprenticeships

"You can’t be a good representative of an organisation if you don’t get the support equally from UCEM. For me the relationship works so well at both ends because both…

Championing apprentices from the technical team

“The apprenticeship route gives an opportunity to people who wouldn’t previously have thought of construction as an option, whether that’s surveying, sustainability, or contracts." Name: William Tobin Job role: Senior…

Improving public sector diversity through apprenticeships

“I keep recommending UCEM to other government agencies that employ surveyors – it’s 100% UCEM all the way for me now!” Name: Morag Watson Job role: Estates Team Leader Company:…

Growing an apprenticeship scheme from the ground up

David Ashford, People and Culture Lead at Ward Williams Associates, has significantly grown the company's intake of apprenticeships over the last three years with the support of UCEM. Name: David…

Vicki Palmers – 2023 Winners

Senior CSR & Early Careers Manager, Hollis Vicki is a Senior Corporate Social Responsibility & Early Careers Manager at Hollis, which has 14 apprentices enrolled on programmes at UCEM. In…

Tamzin Love – 2023 Winners

Degree Apprentice – Project Manager, Mott Macdonald Tamzin joined Mott Macdonald as a Project Manager in August 2022, having researched their choice of provider for degree apprenticeships. She felt that…

Raffles Fulton – 2023 Winners

Assistant Development Manager, Countryside Partnerships Raffles is an Assistant Development Manager at Countryside, and is studying the corporate real estate pathway for his Masters apprenticeship at UCEM. He’s been interested…

Louise Theobald – 2023 Winners

Learning and Development Coordinator, Readie Construction Louise works as the Learning and Development Coordinator at Readie Construction. She supports an apprentice who had enrolled while working at another company, and…

Annabel Huffer – 2023 Winners

Building Surveyor, Eddisons Annabel is in her fourth year of her degree apprenticeship, and plans to sit the RICS APC at the end of the year. Her father is a…

Victoria Davoren – 2023 Shortlisters

People & Development Senior Associate, Gardiner and Theobald LLP Victoria is a People & Development Senior Associate at Gardiner & Theobald where she helps develop early experience talent. Having been…

Riyaz Caratela – 2023 Shortlisters

Estates Valuation Surveyor, Leicester City Council Riyaz had worked for Leicester City Council for 26 years when his manager spotted his potential and suggested he put himself forward for a…