North East Education News

Issue 70

Manchester City Council and Manchester Life have joined forces with Newcastle-based Ryder Architecture and Gateshead College to launch the PlanBEE scheme specifically for the north west, to attract new talent into the construction industry. Ryder and Gateshead College founded PlanBEE in 2016 and it is now a nationally award-winning programme with 94 percent of graduates securing a job in the sector or progressing to a higher level of study. In the north east apprentices rotate around employers including Ryder, Tolent, Bowmer & Kirkland, Sir Robert McAlpine and Cundall. The successful candidates in Manchester will be employed to learn on the job and be taught multiple disciplines within the sector, including architecture, structural and building services engineering, cost management and construction on prestigious projects such as the restoration and refurbishment of Manchester’s Grade I-listed Town Hall. They’ll be working for employers including Manchester City Council, Manchester Life, Purcell, Ramboll, Faithful and…