At Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV), they are drawing upon the West Midlands region to source, recruit and develop the vast numbers of people they need to deliver HS2:
Igniting interest through engaging with career pathways into construction and infrastructure through schools, colleges and universities and providing pathways into the 1000’s of new jobs that are being created to deliver and run HS2. They are bringing forward over 7,000 job opportunities to the West Midlands region and through HS2 Ltd and our supply chain, these opportunities are more than 12,000 combined.
Accelerating the skills of our workforce and supply chain companies to access to CPD, higher level apprenticeships and accredited training offered by the National College for Advanced Transport and Infrastructure (NCATI) and local FE colleges.
Embracing diverse talent through upskilling unemployed job seekers through bespoke, pre-employment training and access routes to apprenticeships across a range of construction and related occupations
Three Winning Facts:
- A diverse, local workforce (44%) from Lower Social Output areas across the West Midlands region.
- Building social value into our supply chain contracts creating 12,000 local job opportunities through our supply chain.
- Developing our workforce and supply chain through fully funding training via our BBV Skills Academies and the Skills, Education and Employment Community Alliance (SEECA).
