New apprentices boost housebuilder's team

Barratt and David Wilson Homes North East has welcomed five new apprentices as it continues to invest in future talent through its trade and degree apprenticeship programmes.

The appointments come at a time of growing demand in the sector, following the new Government’s pledge to deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next five years.

Among the new starters are two degree apprentices, 18-year-old Luke Doward and 19-year-old Grace Snowdon, who are specialising in technical design and quantity surveying respectively. 

Meanwhile, Thomas Pringle, Samuel Reid and Kay Watts have joined the housebuilder’s Trade Apprenticeship Programme, with Thomas and Samuel training as joiners and Kay, the division’s first female bricklaying apprentice, pursuing a career in bricklaying.

The trade apprenticeships span 18 months, combining on-site work and college training, while the degree apprenticeships include part-time study for a BSc (Hons) alongside practical experience.

Carl Sobolewski, managing director at Barratt and David Wilson Homes North East, said: “We’re so pleased to be welcoming five very deserving apprentices to the North East division. 

“As someone who joined Barratt via a similar scheme myself, I have experienced first-hand the career opportunities and benefits that it can offer. 

“I’m looking forward to supporting our apprentices’ first steps into what we anticipate will be a successful career within the construction industry.”

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