Are you in Year 11 and interested in a career in design and construction? Have you though about an apprenticeship?

PlanBEE Manchester is a new and unique higher apprenticeship programme in Design, Construction and Management where you’ll earn and learn with some of the city’s leading employers.

Developed by Manchester City Council, Manchester Life, Ryder Architecture, and Gateshead College, the programme prepares you for a career in in building design and construction with a strong emphasis on digital skills and collaborative working.

You’ll earn while you learn on schemes including the Our Town Hall project to restore, repair and partially refurbish Manchester Town Hall, Manchester Life’s developments in Ancoats and The Factory arts venue.

During the 2 year programme, you’ll rotate around different employers and be taught multiple disciplines within the sector, including architecture, structural and building services engineering and management and project and cost management on various schemes.

You will complete a Higher Apprenticeship programme in Design, Construction and Management, underpinned by HNC/D, providing a pathway to progression at a wide range of universities.

You’ll spend one day a week studying and developing your knowledge in building design and performance through a combination of lectures, tutorials, field work and site visits. There are five areas of study with each module ending in an integrated team based project:

• Leadership
• Economics
• Design
• Technology
• Production

Find out more: www.gateshead.ac.uk/planbee/Manchester

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