Podcast: Digging Deeper – Episode 1: Apprenticeships

Posted on: 7 February, 2020

Episode 1 of our new Digging Deeper podcast focuses on apprenticeships.

 

UCEM PR and Social Media Manager, Andrew Belt, is joined by UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton, UCEM Director of Commercial and Business Development, Stephen Bartle, and UCEM Chartered Surveyor Degree apprentice (Quantity Surveying and Construction pathway), Rebecca Turner, who is a Trainee Surveyor at AECOM, for a round-table discussion on the topic.

From UCEM’s initial first steps into apprenticeship provision to the current day, and hearing what Rebecca has to say on being an apprentice with us, the discussion covers the institution’s commitment to apprenticeships in detail from the key players in the agenda’s implementation and delivery.

Either listen below or find us on Spotify or the iTunes store and listen there. Enjoy the podcast!

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