From admin assistant to trainee building surveyor

"My plan was never to go into surveying, but I’ve fallen into the industry and now I’m doing something that I absolutely love.” Name: Sophie Ollerton Job role: Trainee Building…

A fourth-generation bricklayer-turned-surveyor

Adam Stride, a Building Surveyor and UCEM apprentice, is looking forward to continuing to explore the world of property and surveying with Savills in the coming years. Name: Adam Stride Job…

Seamlessly switching employers mid-apprenticeship

"This apprenticeship has changed a lot in my life and done really positive things for me, so I’d like to be able to pay that forward to other people.” Name:…

Working, earning and studying simultaneously through an apprenticeship

Jodi-Ann Morgan, Junior Cost Consultant with Arcadis Consulting and winner of UCEM's Apprentice of the Year - Undergraduate award in 2024, has thrived on the apprenticeship model and the ability…

From 100-hour weeks in utilities to quantity surveying

Jack Bradshaw, Trainee Quantity Surveyor with Cooper & Hall Limited, has successfully transitioned from the utilities industry to an exciting career in the built environment. Name: Jack Bradshaw Job role:…

Encouraging existing staff to upskill

"The apprenticeship scheme has enabled more women to enter the industry on a level playing field.” Name: Paul Pratten Job role: Associate Director Company: Quadrant Building Control Paul is Associate…

Fostering diversity and facilitating social mobility through apprenticeships

"You can’t be a good representative of an organisation if you don’t get the support equally from UCEM. For me the relationship works so well at both ends because both…

Championing apprentices from the technical team

“The apprenticeship route gives an opportunity to people who wouldn’t previously have thought of construction as an option, whether that’s surveying, sustainability, or contracts." Name: William Tobin Job role: Senior…

Improving public sector diversity through apprenticeships

“I keep recommending UCEM to other government agencies that employ surveyors – it’s 100% UCEM all the way for me now!” Name: Morag Watson Job role: Estates Team Leader Company:…

Growing an apprenticeship scheme from the ground up

David Ashford, People and Culture Lead at Ward Williams Associates, has significantly grown the company's intake of apprenticeships over the last three years with the support of UCEM. Name: David…

Vicki Palmers – 2023 Winners

Senior CSR & Early Careers Manager, Hollis Vicki is a Senior Corporate Social Responsibility & Early Careers Manager at Hollis, which has 14 apprentices enrolled on programmes at UCEM. In…

Tamzin Love – 2023 Winners

Degree Apprentice – Project Manager, Mott Macdonald Tamzin joined Mott Macdonald as a Project Manager in August 2022, having researched their choice of provider for degree apprenticeships. She felt that…