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Feb 19, 2021
In these uncertain times how do you keep employees engaged and motivated? In our new normal, working solely from home and in a virtual capacity is a struggle for most but perhaps there is one group who find it particularly challenging.
With the current travel and safety restrictions impacting on our annual Apprentice and Graduate Development conferences 鈥 a key highlight in our annual program 鈥 we felt it was important to provide our professionals with an alternative experience.
Over 500 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 Graduates and Apprentices from the UK, Ireland, Europe and the Middle East join a series of virtual conferences providing them with a great opportunity to network with peers and leaders from across our business.
The aim of the virtual 鈥楨arly Careers Conference鈥 is to integrate our future talent into 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区鈥 culture, providing each early career professional with a learning opportunity around creative and exciting challenges that promote critical thinking, support networking and help them to build effective relationships. We wanted to give them exposure to the business transformation and how-to future proof their careers by learning new essential skills. The agenda is based around core team activities which are a combination of experiential learning with instructors from the youth charity and business workshops delivered by our leadership team here at 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区.
网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 Digital Delivery Graduate Ross Warne said: 鈥淭he week made me think differently, break from norms and constantly hone my self-reflection and learning skills with a great team. Most of all I enjoyed learning from our inspiring leaders about how 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 is leading the digital transformation with solutions like .鈥
鈥淚t was an incredible learning experience to hear about inspiring and powerful stories throughout the event,鈥 said Jananie Gnanan, 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 Graduate Civil Engineer. 鈥淭hank you to the team for all the efforts to make this 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 Early Careers Conference such as success despite the pandemic.鈥
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Graduate Transport Planner Emma Scott agreed: 鈥淚t鈥檚 been great getting to know other like-minded graduates from around the U.K. and Europe, as well as getting to network with a diverse group of people from across 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区.鈥
鈥淚 had an amazing week attending the virtual conference. It鈥檚 incredible what technology can do for you if used effectively,鈥 added 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 Transport Engineer, Sajjad Khan. 鈥淭he conference was thoroughly engaging; we learned a lot from our senior leadership team and the YMCA mentors.鈥
Earlier this month, we also celebrated the achievements of 177 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 apprentices and graduates (UK & Ireland) who recently completed their programs. Marking this significant career milestone for our young visionaries, thinkers and doers, a virtual awards ceremony was hosted by 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President Europe & Digital Strategies Donald Morrison and 网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区 Critical Mission Solutions International Senior Vice President Clive White.
Jenna Houghton, who did an electronic control and instrumentation apprenticeship, is now helping to design for a new, mission-critical waste treatment plant for the Sellafield nuclear site while doing a degree course one day per week.
鈥淚鈥檓 not academically inclined and I don鈥檛 think I would have got this far in my education without the support I received during my apprenticeship. The biggest advantage of continuing my education while working is the chance to get a degree without all the student debt. I am absolutely loving it and I am hoping to get a chartership once I have finished my degree.鈥
网曝吃瓜黑料一区二区三区鈥 structured approach to Continuous Professional Development, through key competencies and technical focus, has ensured our apprentices and graduates build a breadth of knowledge and experience to deliver the demands of our business, our clients and our projects.
The Graduate Development Program supports a wide range of graduate roles from Civils and Mechanical, through to Environmental Scientists and Stakeholder Engagement to name a few. Our apprenticeships range from Civil Engineering, Nuclear Scientists to Construction Management and Business Administration.
Early years careers continue to be a key part of our growth strategy 鈥 enabling us to grow our own talent. In the U.K., for example, we have 800+ graduates, interns and apprentices currently training with us.