Construction management apprentice Review

My role as a construction management apprentice changes from day to day but some of the general tasks involved are; Composing documents and files, emailing/following up files such as RAMS. Compiling site folders ready to deliver schemes. Learning the process of how a scheme goes from the drawing board to then being delivered up to completion.

There's lots to learn in the industry as there's many aspects, such as the need for certain control measures to ensure safety. There are also skills such as CAD that I’ve developed as well as use of pocket- gad for geo-technical inspections. I've improved communication skills with usage of all the acronyms

I am very much enjoying the apprenticeship so far understanding what is needed for the different types of schemes allows me to contribute with how a scheme is planned and managed and that responsibility is nice as it feels like you are a part of a team and can contribute to the bigger picture.

While the role is great the academic part is lacking, when we started this apprenticeship there was no set dates in place for the college day, we found out around 3 weeks in and then another 3 weeks before we had our first lesson. There needs to be more communication from all parties as well as progress reviews.

The support is there if you need it and can be very useful from mental wellbeing advisers to IT support. I have found that in the office i'm in there's a wealth of knowledge and everyone is more than willing to help and encourage new starters to ask questions.

While the role is great the academic part is lacking, when we started this apprenticeship there was no set dates in place for the college day, we found out around 3 weeks in and then another 3 weeks before we had our first lesson. There needs to be more communication from all parties as well as progress reviews.

I believe the college course is more for general construction knowledge and getting everyone to the same page so it isn't that specialised certainly for the sector I am in, that being highways, lots of the content is geared towards structures. I would say there's some useful things we learn such as the acts and regulations for working safely at work

There is not many extra-curricular activities that go on at least for the officie I'm in, however if you're based in Birmingham I hear from other apprentices that it's more common to be invited to events there. We did recently have a christmas party arranged by our depot.

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It's a friendly place with lots of opportunity to grow and learn with the people you meet are friendly and always willing to help. You will be given opportunity to go to different areas of the business and experience different aspects of the business It's competitive pay as well as some of the benefits you get with their reward scheme is also a bonus.

The advice I would give would be to remember our values which are; Enthusiastic, forwarding thinking and collaborative. Don't be afraid to ask questions to those around you as this is how you'll learn most about the industry and how the ins and outs combine to achieve some really big things