Deadline Extended: Enter the DfT Apprentice Awards by 9th April
Despite the closing date for the Department for Transport Special Recognition Apprentice Awards passing, enquiries have continued to come in so the deadline has been expended. Organisers LCRIG say they’ve made the decision because this is the first event of its kind for the sector, so it wants to give as many apprentices as possible […]
TfL to offer wide range of apprenticeship roles from September
TfL is launching a new round of apprenticeship opportunities as part of this week’s (10-16 February) National Apprenticeship Week 2025. The roles cover various areas, including engineering, technology, data, and river services. TfL’s apprenticeship programme supports people of all ages to gain new skills while working. From September, 175 places will be available across 40 […]
Costain increases 2025 graduate and early careers intake to match business growth
Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, is increasing its intake of early careers professionals to more than 180 places in 2025, in response to a strong forward work position across the business. Costain will offer early careers roles for more than 60 graduates, 90 apprentices, and 30 internships and university placements following a successful period of growth for the business. […]
Aggregate Industries opens applications for 2023 apprenticeships
Aggregate Industries has launched its 2023 apprenticeship scheme as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The construction materials supplier, which has its headquarters at Coalville in Leicestershire and sites across the country, is seeking to recruit 76 this year, building towards a total of 200 active roles across the business. Apprenticeships allow people in the early […]
Go-Ahead invests in transport skills with target of hiring 1,020 bus and rail apprentices in 2023
The Go-Ahead Group, the largest employer of apprentices in the UK transport industry, has set a target of hiring 1,020 apprentices in 2023 to train as bus drivers, rail drivers and engineers. The intake will include 700 apprentice bus drivers for Go-Ahead London, which runs a quarter of the capital’s buses for Transport for London. […]
Eurovia apprentices make history as they complete the first Road Surfacing Operative Apprenticeship Scheme
Eurovia has supported the development of a level 2 apprenticeship programme, partnering with the IAT and Wirtgen Training Centre, Nottinghamshire, the first of its kind in the UK. Four Eurovia Surfacing Apprentices have now successfully completed the apprenticeship – making history for the sector, and potentially bringing new life to an aging profession. With the […]
Go-Ahead named top apprenticeship employer in the UK transport industry
The Go-Ahead Group has been named as Britain’s top provider of transport apprenticeships in a ranking developed by the Department for Education. The ‘Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers’ list is intended to help future apprentices, parents and careers advisers to identify apprenticeship opportunities at the country’s leading employers. Go-Ahead ranks 13th overall on the list, and […]
Go-Ahead targets career switchers with commitment to hire 1,100 apprentices this year alone
Go-Ahead has set a target to hire 1,100 bus and rail apprentices in 2022. It is encouraging applicants from all ages and career backgrounds. The announcement comes in advance of National Apprenticeship Week, a government-led initiative that highlights the positive impact of apprenticeships across the UK. The group is the biggest provider of apprentice training […]
Go-Ahead hires over 1,000 apprentices in England in 2021 – including 600 to drive London’s buses
The Go-Ahead Group, the largest employer of apprentices in the UK transport industry, has hired 1,030 apprentices across its bus and rail operations during 2021. The figure includes bus drivers and engineering apprentices in Newcastle, Hull and London and customer service apprenticeships at Govia Thameslink Railway. Notably, the company has hired more than 600 bus […]
Amey invests in the next generation workforce across Area 10 highways contract
Five apprentices have been welcomed into their new roles across Amey’s Area 10 contract, as Highways Maintenance Operatives. This level 2 apprenticeship programme is being offered by SB Skills Solutions and provides both practical and theoretical training, covering all aspects of highways maintenance. Account Director on the Amey, Area 10 contract, Lucy Fell said: “We want to invest in […]
