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BESA backs ‘new and improved’ degree apprenticeships
Substantially revised degree apprenticeships for building services engineering will ‘help employers plug critical skills gaps, and launch more young people into rewarding careers’, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) says. BESA has welcomed the announcement from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) of the launch of a new single degree level ‘Building Services Engineer’ (BSE) apprenticeship from 2025. The process was led by the Technical Apprenticeship Consortium (TAC), which brings together employers and training specialists. Courses leading to the new apprenticeship are expected to start in spring 2025, subject to final approval from the Education Secretary. The apprenticeships are expected to have government funding support of up to £27,000 per applicant. The new single apprenticeship brings
together the former Building Services Design Engineer (ST0372), first launched in October 2017, and Building Services Engineering Site Management (ST0040), which started in May 2018. These two courses led to the accreditation of over 900 apprentices with CIBSE-recognised degrees, and many of the successful students registered with the Engineering Council as Incorporated Engineers (IEng).
Guildford cancer centre reaches practical completion
A new ‘state-of-the-art’ cancer care facility in Guildford has reached practical completion. Representatives from Prime, VINCI Building, and Assura, gathered ‘to mark the milestone’. Spanning 24,300 ft2
, the £30.5 m
However, employers had called for changes to better reflect their needs and the aspirations of a new generation of engineers. BESA said: “The creation of ‘trailblazer’
groups also enabled more direct feedback from employers into the content of apprentice training, and TAC drew on this to update the degree level qualifications.” “The review process overwhelmingly concluded that BSE degree level qualifications needed to be more flexible,” said Helen Yeulet, BESA’s director of training and skills. “Apprentices don’t want to pigeonhole themselves too early in their careers,” added TAC’s Caroline Sudworth. “There are many different routes into building services engineering these days, and multiple career paths available – including design, contracting, client roles, and manufacturing.”
centre will offer advanced oncology treatments – including highly targeted radiotherapy using a MRI linear accelerator, and Theranostics – ‘an innovative, personalised treatment that combines diagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy to seek and destroy advanced cancers without damaging healthy tissue’. Jason Griffiths, VINCI Building’s Regional director, said: “VINCI Building is delighted to have successfully delivered the Guildford Cancer Centre, and is so proud to have been a part of the scheme. The delivery of this amazing project has been the culmination of great teamwork and vision, and this facility will change the lives of so many people in Surrey.” The installation of advanced medical equipment is now reaching the final stages, with a grand opening scheduled for early 2024.
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