Homebuilding firm Strata to deliver education and employment workshops for next generation

Strata, a homebuilder with developments across Yorkshire and the Midlands, is working with social enterprise, Ahead Partnership to deliver education and employment advice.

Strata has worked alongside Ahead Partnership to create a ‘Make Your House a Home’ challenge that will see 120 students from John Smeaton Academy and East Leeds Academy taking part.

Launching at both schools on November 14 and 28, each student will engage in activities and workshops designed to help them address the assigned brief.

Campaign manager, Stephen Gillen, from Strata, said: “As an industry, we struggle from a skills shortage and this is likely to continue and potentially get worse.

“Working with Ahead Partnership we know that we can go some way to encouraging young people to consider the sector and its diverse roles for their future careers.

“Here at Strata, we create communities but that wouldn’t be possible without the talented team we have around us. We need to make sure we nurture the Strata family that we have today, but also keep a focus on the future.”

Strata has 16 developments across Yorkshire and the East Midlands.

Stephanie Burras, chief executive of Ahead Partnership, added: “The skills shortages in property and construction are well documented, and young people don’t always appreciate how exciting the opportunities in the sector can be.

“With everything from architecture and design through to building and sales to consider, there’s an abundance of careers to choose from.”