{"id":109612,"date":"2022-04-21T11:33:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=109612"},"modified":"2022-04-21T11:33:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T10:33:06","slug":"wilmott-dixon-employability-initiative-construction-careers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wilmott-dixon-employability-initiative-construction-careers\/109612\/","title":{"rendered":"Willmott Dixon&#8217;s employability initiative reaches major milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Willmott Dixon&#8217;s employability initiative has reached a major milestone, as a pupil becomes the 1,000th person to complete its enrichment programme to equip young people with key skills to succeed in the workplace<\/h2>\n<p>Since the employability initiative was launched in 2016, the company has delivered the programme across 25 schools, with students benefiting from more than 600,000 hours of learning provided by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.willmottdixon.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Willmott Dixon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The six-week programme is aimed at pupils between Years 7 and 10, and enables them to get involved in a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/ukrainian-refugees-employment-opportunities\/109402\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction and employability<\/a>-related activities.<\/p>\n<p>The employability initiative allows young people to receive first-hand\u00a0insight from the Willmott Dixon team about a range of operational, design, digital and customer-focused roles the company has.<\/p>\n<p>Pupils also get a virtual tour of a live site before completing a bespoke class assignment designed to give them valuable practical knowledge of construction alongside broader employability skills.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GY7gVS2jTRw\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The employability initiative is changing the way that people think about construction<\/h3>\n<p>Miki, who is a 13-year-old pupil at the Willmott Dixon-built University of Birmingham School, said: \u201cI really enjoyed the enrichment programme. It was fun and I especially liked the arts and crafts part of building the village.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I knew very little about the construction industry before completing the programme, and it has made me think differently. I thought the construction industry was just people in neon jackets, but I now know much more about the different job roles and opportunities. It is important to make the right choices and think about the environment when building for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;Breaking down the barriers that might prevent a young person from considering a career in construction&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Rebecca Tigue, director of the university training school at the University of Birmingham School, commented: \u201cWe are proud to see the success of Willmott Dixon\u2019s enrichment programme, which was exclusive to the University of Birmingham School in its first two years to pilot activities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWillmott Dixon built our school in 2016, so to see how the relationship has grown since then \u2013 they offer this package of activities to every Year 8 pupil that has passed through our doors \u2013 is a huge commitment for which we\u2019re very grateful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe experience no doubt leaves a lasting impression on those involved and serves to break down the barriers that might prevent a young person from considering a career in construction \u2013 while showing the sheer variety of opportunities available in the sector. The sustainability angle will really capture the imagination of pupils, who are already very enthusiastic about this in their studies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Each programme requires the support of at least five Willmott Dixon colleagues, which is made possible by company-backed volunteering hours.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willmott Dixon&#8217;s employability initiative has reached a major milestone, as a pupil becomes the 1,000th person to complete its enrichment programme to equip young people with key skills to succeed in the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[676,85860,3649,592,1009],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-109612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-construction","8":"tag-construction-video","9":"tag-education","10":"tag-skills","11":"tag-willmott-dixon"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Willmott Dixon&#039;s employability initiative reaches major milestone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The employability initiative has reached a major milestone, as a pupil becomes the 1,000th person to complete its enrichment programme for workplace skills\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wilmott-dixon-employability-initiative-construction-careers\/109612\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Willmott Dixon&#039;s employability initiative reaches major milestone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Willmott Dixon&#039;s employability initiative has reached a major milestone, as a pupil becomes the 1,000th person to complete its enrichment programme to equip young people with key skills to succeed in the workplace\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/wilmott-dixon-employability-initiative-construction-careers\/109612\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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