{"id":119896,"date":"2023-01-10T10:30:38","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T10:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=119896"},"modified":"2023-01-10T10:30:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T10:30:38","slug":"kier-digital-apprenticeship-to-boost-data-skills-with-multiverse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/kier-digital-apprenticeship-to-boost-data-skills-with-multiverse\/119896\/","title":{"rendered":"Kier digital apprenticeship to boost data skills with Multiverse"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kier.co.uk\/careers\/apprenticeships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kier<\/a> launches Data Academy digital apprenticeship in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.multiverse.io\/en-GB\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Multiverse<\/a> in drive to boost data skills<\/h2>\n<p>Kier has launched a new digital apprenticeship, providing colleagues across the Group with vital data skills. This has launched in partnership with data skills training specialists Multiverse.<\/p>\n<h3>The course will offer training, practical experience and mentoring<\/h3>\n<p>The 13-month course will cover core technical skills required to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction\/bim-news\/digital-construction-skills-where-do-the-sectors-future-skills-reside\/114679\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> transform data into insights<\/a> and how to build narratives and present findings.<\/p>\n<p>Apprentices will undertake on-the-job learning and benefit from one-to-one coaching with industry experts; they will also be supported by a thriving community with events, social and mentoring.<\/p>\n<p>Upon completion of the course, apprentices will gain a Level 3 qualification. To show commitment in supporting trainees, all of Kier&#8217;s apprentices join the company on a permanent contract from their first day.<\/p>\n<p>Louisa Finlay, client and markets director leading on Kier\u2019s digital strategy, said: \u201cWe continue to see huge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/procore-digital-technology-and-green-skills-sustainable-construction\/111373\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">growth in the role of data<\/a> across a lot of areas in our lives. It\u2019s important that we invest in our people and provide them with skills, a deeper knowledge and technical ability that will benefit them for years to come.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorking with Multiverse has allowed us to offer a relevant and much-needed course to our people.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Kier digital apprenticeship can help address the skills shortage<\/h3>\n<p>Multiverse recently celebrated the closing of a $130m Series C funding round earlier this year and now trains over 5,000 tech, leadership and digital apprentices<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Duggan, president at Multiverse, said: \u201cThe ability to gather and interpret data is one of the most in-demand skills in the workplace today, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/learning-culture\/105640\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apprenticeships are simply the best way<\/a> to enable staff to develop those skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKier\u2019s Data Academy will not only offer employees world-class training with industry experts, but it will enable the company to improve its systems and outcomes with improved use of data\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kier has launched a new Data Academy digital apprenticeship in partnership with Multiverse in drive to boost data skills. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"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":[547,688,472,592,596],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-119896","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-apprenticeship","8":"tag-digital-construction","9":"tag-kier","10":"tag-skills","11":"tag-training"},"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>Kier digital apprenticeship to boost data skills with Multiverse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Kier has launched a new Data Academy digital apprenticeship in partnership with Multiverse in a drive to boost data 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\/kier-digital-apprenticeship-to-boost-data-skills-with-multiverse\/119896\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Kier digital apprenticeship to boost data skills with Multiverse\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kier has launched a new Data Academy digital apprenticeship in partnership with Multiverse in a drive to boost data skills\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/kier-digital-apprenticeship-to-boost-data-skills-with-multiverse\/119896\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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