Apprentices - The Life Blood Of Construction, Or A Soft Option?
Building and Construction Skills have released the first film of a three-part documentary looking at what apprenticeships are like for apprentices and employers.
Online, March 1, 2011 (Newswire.com) - CITB-ConstructionSkills is getting its hands dirty. In a new three-part documentary series, 'Under Construction - the Apprentice Experience,' launched today by construction industry bible Building magazine in association with CITB-ConstructionSkills, three high profile leaders swap their suits and office wear for high visibility jackets and hard hats. Their voyage? To discover what apprenticeships are really like and the contribution they make to the construction industry.
Visit: http://www.building.co.uk/cskillsfilm to watch the first film.
In the first film, Deputy Chairman CITB-ConstructionSkills Judy Lowe becomes an apprentice for the day at Hadley Shopfitters in Portsmouth, a 70 year old joinery and shopfitting specialist. Hadley works with some of the leading names in the UK retail, hotel and museum sectors including Harrods, Selfridges Hotel and the Natural History Museum.
Apprenticeships have long divided opinion. For some young people, they are seen as the soft option to a university education, and in these tough economic times, some businesses consider them to be an expensive luxury.
The series will explore the reality of apprenticeships - whether they are viable for businesses in tough market conditions, whether they really do add value to the industry, and what role they have in helping businesses prepare for the upturn.
For more information about Building contact:
Alison Mee
0207 560 4165
Ali.mee@ubm.com
For more information about CITB-ConstructionSkills contact:
Michelle Cowley
0300 456 5430
Michelle.Cowley@cskills.org