Helping graduates, apprentices and young individuals #BuildACareerWithoutLimits working with a supplier or

manufacturer of building materials

www.wcobm.co.uk @WCoBM

Brian Blanchard

Immediate Past Master Worshipful Company of Builders Merchants

Left School at 16

Wanted to be an Electrical Engineer

•2000 applicants for 2 jobs

•The period that apprenticeships took a back seat

Became a Junior Sales Desk Clerk

38 years in the Construction Industry

•Excellent training and personal development helped me to achieve a great career

Retired 2013

Challenges we face…

Delivering great careers for those who don’t go to University (50%)

Filling the current skills shortages across industries

Construction Industry

• Replacing workers from the EU

• Filling the Exodus of retirees in the next 10 years

Digital Industry

Education & Childcare

Convincing Teachers, Parents and Pupils that these areas of employment offer great careers

Convincing policy makers that Vocational Careers matter

A key to future success

• T Levels o Government initiative

o Coming 20th September

o Two year courses

o Classwork and on the job experience (minimum 45

day placement):

- Construction Industry

- Digital Industry

- Education & Childcare

Work Placements

Vital to the success of T Levels

What can Livery Schools Link do to support T Levels?

• Convince its members that T Levels will support much needed Apprenticeships

• Encourage Liverymen to promote work placements to:

• Liverymen

• Trade Associations

• Employers

What can teachers do to support T Levels?

• Encourage Parents and Pupils that T Levels and Apprenticeships offer great career opportunities (other than University)

Work placements…

Who else can help?

Construction Industry Training Board – www.citb.co.uk

City & Guilds – www.cityandguilds.com

Construction Youth Trust – Working in Schools supporting Construction - www.constructionyouthtrust.org.uk

Livery Company Skills Council – supporting livery companies developing skills – www.lcas.co.uk

Livery Schools Link Volunteer Platform

Construction Livery Group

• Member Links with schools • Support work placements throughout

the Industry • Provide Links to Training Providers

Construction – it’s not all hard hats and manual labour!

It’s a large sector with many varied and exciting career opportunities !

Careers in Construction

Possible careers in Construction http://www.merchant-recruitment.co.uk/

What careers are available within Construction?

Apprenticeships

Yard operative

Fork Lift Driver

Trade Counter assistant

Sales Desk

Departmental Manager

Branch Manager

Sales

Sales Management

Regional Management

Marketing

IT

Web site Management

Careers in Construction

Manufacturing

Logistics

Supply Chain Management

Directorships

Architect

Quantity surveyor

Plumber

Builder

Carpenter

Electrician

Etc etc etc

An amazing breadth of careers and skills development

#BuildACareerWithoutLimits