Want to explore careers in construction? Apply now for this virtual insight day with CITB (Construction Industry Training Board).
A number of Construction Companies and other Organisations together with School Employer Connections (SEC) are pleased to launch the next Construction NI Boot Camp Virtual Work Experience Programme to Post-Primary Schools across Northern Ireland on Thursday 23 June.
About the programme
The key objective of this virtual programme is to inspire young people to follow a career path in the construction industry by gaining an insight into the various roles in construction from key construction companies.
- The programme will be delivered virtually by Google Classroom on the Speakers for Schools platform
- The programme will commence at 9:10 and finish at 15:10.
- It is comprised of 4 x one hour interactive sessions.
- Time will be allocated for regular student breaks i.e., 3 thirty-minute breaks during the day
- Construction Companies involved include Farrans, O’Hare McGovern, Graham, McLaughlin Harvey,
- Dawson WAM and Heron Bros.
- Other participating organisations include, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Belfast
- Metropolitan College, Workplus, the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Ulster University School of
- Architecture and Built Environment.
- Up to 60 student placements are available.
These resources will be supplied to each registered student:
- Spot the Skills – 12 Job Roles to investigate (Go Construct)
- 11 Learning activities taken by SEC from the ‘Go Construct’ website
- Careers Service – Guides to help with career planning
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) NI – Construction Careers Information Pack
- Work Inspiration Construction Factsheet
- Workplus – exploring apprenticeships in construction
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) – Careers in Construction
- Scape Group & Balfour Beatty – Opening up construction and engineering to students
It is important to note that this is not an accredited course however undertaking steps to employment will boost young people’s prospects of obtaining future employment opportunities in the construction sector.
Programme details
Age: 14 – 19
Application deadline: 09/06/22
Dates: 23/06/22
Northern Ireland only.
Apply NowMore about what we do
Over 1000 employers support our programmes and we engage with ALL 193 post-primary schools across Northern Ireland. School Employer Connections enhances the range and quality of links between the world of work and the world of education in the north-west region of Northern Ireland, through development and delivery of appropriate best practice models and roll out of effective programmes. This is achieved through our three flagship programmes: Work Experience – i.e. covering work experience, work shadowing and work placements Class Programme – class study visits Website Our service users are: pupils between the ages of 12 and 18 years old in post-primary schools (i.e. both mainstream and special schools). careers teachers. subject teachers. Our providers are employers from all sectors i.e. private, public and voluntary
