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A case study: enhancing our talent pool by investing in apprentices – Colas

Colas is an award-winning business, delivering sustainable solutions for the investment, maintenance and operation of the UK’s transport infrastructure. By 2018, Colas aim for apprentices to make up 5% of…
Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts – February

Welcome to the latest edition of Ashley Wheaton’s blog series, ‘Principal Thoughts’. In this blog, Ashley discusses what the upcoming Government apprenticeship levy will mean for the Built Environment, and…
Yehya Hawali

A case study: Steaming ahead with an apprenticeship on the Crossrail project – Yehya Hawila, Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Costain

Yehya Hawila describes his experience of studying our Level 6 Quantity Surveying apprenticeship programme whilst working as an Assistant Quantity Surveyor at Costain. Yehya’s story My journey towards an apprenticeship…

A case study: Studying and surveying; the best of both worlds – Tom, Apprentice Land Agent at Fox Bennet

Tom is currently an apprentice studying the Surveying Technician Diploma and working at Fox Bennet in Leicester as Apprentice Land Agent. Tom’s story My parents are farmers so I’ve always…
Molly

A case study: advancing my career in Surveying through an apprenticeship – Molly, Assistant Surveyor at Lambert Smith Hampton

Molly is currently in her first year as a Chartered degree apprentice studying BSc (Hons) Real Estate whilst working at Lambert Smith Hampton as an Assistant Surveyor. She tells us…
Jesse Meek

A case study: Bound for the boardroom with a UCEM MBA – Jesse Meek, Regional Business Manager at Spectrum Property Care

Any area of business thrives on communication and collaboration, and the same can be said for studying, whether you are a first-time student or a recent graduate. We now have…

A spotlight on patient capital: the importance of building homes – and communities – that stand the test of time

In our latest blog, our Principal, Ashley Wheaton discusses a topic close to his heart: patient capital.  As you may be aware, patient capital means taking an approach where investors…
Ashley Wheaton UCEM Principal

Principal Thoughts – a look into 2017

The Built Environment: green, digital and smart – but in need of talent As we move into a new year, I’ve spent some time thinking about how the Built Environment…

Five minutes with… Jane Fawkes

The next edition in our ‘Five minutes with…’ blog series features Jane Fawkes, Deputy CEO and Vice Principal: Strategy and Business Management at UCEM. In this blog, Jane shares an…

Recent changes to apprenticeship funding, explained

Stephen Bartle, Head of Apprenticeship Management As I’m sure you’re all aware, apprenticeship funding is changing in spring 2017 through the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in April and a…

Five minutes with… Lynne Downey

Continuing our ‘Five minutes’ blog series, we sat down with Lynne Downey – Dean, Online Education - to get to know a bit more about her background, areas of expertise…

Principal Thoughts – November

Welcome to the latest edition of our ‘Principal Thoughts’ blog series. In this blog, UCEM Principal, Ashley Wheaton shares his thoughts on what he thinks the future holds for online…