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Want a Degree, But Dont Want the Debt?

Rather than graduating after a degree owing thousands of pounds, there is now an exciting alternative.  After your A-levels or Highers, you could join a prestigious company in full-time employment and study for a degree on a part-time basis.

The construction industry is the UK ‘s biggest single industry, responsible for 10% of GDP and employing 1 in 9 of the working population.

By joining Balfour Beatty Construction you could work on a construction site in a management training scheme for four days a week and attend university the other day.  It takes 5 years to get a degree – only one year longer than a full-time sandwich degree - and you would gain an enormous amount of work experience.  Your tuition fees are paid and you receive a competitive and rising salary.

There are two schemes – Construction Engineering Trainees and Commercial Management Trainees.

Construction Engineering Trainees manage the engineering aspects of a construction site, with responsibility for technical solutions, dimensional control, health and safety and supervision of workers.

Commercial Management Trainees manage the commercial and legal aspects of a construction site, making sure costs are controlled and that clients are getting value for money.

Trainees study for a degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Quantity Surveying.

Trainees also obtain NVQs at levels 3 and 4 as part of the schemes and can work towards professional qualifications after their degree. 

Trainees will develop in their career during their training and will continue into management after qualifying as a Chartered Builder, Engineer or Surveyor.  The final goal is Project Management – being responsible for turning an empty field into a new hospital, school or office.

Tony Ellender, Training Manager, said: “This scheme gives young people the opportunity to both gain a degree and lots of work experience without having to suffer the financial hardships associated with full-time study today.  The construction industry is booming and there are lots of long-term opportunities for them to join a dynamic and interesting industry in which they can move up the management ladder quickly.”

Further information about the construction industry can be found at www.bconstructive.co.uk

Further company information can be obtained at www.bbcl.co.uk.

To apply to join us in the summer of 2004, send a CV and covering letter to student.recruitment@bbcl.co.uk, quoting GET/SMRT/03.