Amey invests in Skills for Life with new AI training for apprentices
Amey marked National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) 2026 by delivering a new AI workshop experience for apprentices, reaffirming its commitment to developing the next generation of talent. This year’s theme, Skills for Life, reflects the rapid transformation driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing need for digital capability across every role in the economy. As part […]
Apprentice opportunities at LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival 2026
National Apprenticeship Week provides the perfect opportunity to highlight how the LCRIG Innovation & Learning Festival 2026 is actively investing in the future of highways and road infrastructure technology and creating meaningful opportunities for apprentices across the sector. Taking place from 24-25 June 2026 at NAEC Stoneleigh, the festival will place a strong focus on […]
From Policing to Python: One man’s experience of why apprenticeships matter for the future of highways on Highways Voices
It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and the next generation of our industry’s leaders provides the backdrop for this episode of Highways Voices, which focuses on the growing role apprenticeships can play in solving the highways and transport sector’s ongoing skills shortages. Today, host Paul Hutton speaks with Ben Harrison, an apprentice data scientist at National Highways, whose […]
National Apprenticeship Week: Police officer turned data scientist helping to improve the road network
This National Apprenticeship Week, former trainee detective Ben Harrison is proof that unexpected career changes can open new doors. The 26-year-old from Wakefield never imagined leaving policing would lead to an Apprentice Data Scientist role at National Highways – one he assumed was out of reach without formal qualifications. Ben, who is the featured guest […]