Charlie Collison applauds apprentices at graduation ceremony
Posted: Tuesday, February 27th, 2024
The UK’s fastest bricklayer has praised the talents of more than 100 apprentices at the National House Building Council’s (NHBC) graduation ceremony in Milton Keynes, MK Citizen reported. YouTuber and Super Trowels Bricklaying Competition winner, Charlie Collison, said apprentices are key to the housing industry’s future and urged more people to consider a career in the sector. He said: “What NHBC and its national network of bricklaying hubs is achieving is vital if we’re going to close the skills gap and housing shortage we are facing.” Each NHBC Training Hub across the country is enabling 100 apprentices to be trained by experienced tutors each year, enabling housebuilders to create a flow of new talent onto sites. He added: “It’s a great start to begin to address the skills gap in house building, the impact of which cannot be underestimated.” Since becoming a registered apprenticeship provider in 2020, around 450 people have progressed through NHBC’s Bricklaying Training Hubs. Also recognised at the ceremony were students studying with NHBC for apprenticeships in Construction Site Supervision and various other housebuilding roles. Apprentice Jack Hart was crowned the NHBC Bricklaying Apprentice of the Year and while Stephanie Black was named NHBC Construction Site Supervisor Apprentice of the Year.
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