HS2 and partner offer industry placements to T-Level students
Category: Training & Development
HS2’s West Midlands construction partner, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), confirmed today (25th August) that it is joining forces with three more colleges to increase the number of industry placements it offers to T-Level students. From September, over 30 young people in Solihull, Dudley, Wolverhampton and Walsall will get to play a part in HS2’s construction as part of their studies.
The announcement comes just one week after the first ever cohort of T-Level students graduated. BBV was one of the first construction companies to show its support for the technical qualification, which includes an industry placement that accounts for 20% of students’ final grades.
Over a third of Walsall College’s T-Level Construction students secured jobs on HS2 straight after finishing college. They will now progress onto degree-level apprenticeships, allowing them to earn and learn, with BBV covering the cost of their university fees.
Recognising the vital role that the qualification can play in providing the skilled workforce it needs, BBV is extending its collaboration with Walsall College and starting new partnerships with Dudley College, Solihull College and Thomas Telford University Technical College in September.
From September, BBV will also diversify the industry placements it offers, providing opportunities for students studying both the Construction and Digital Production, Design and Development T-Levels.
For more information and jobs and opportunities on HS2, visit hs2.org.uk/careers
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