Apprenticeship
CertHE Site Management / BSc (Hons) Construction Management
Construction Site Supervisor / Management
Information for employers
Attract new staff or develop existing employees with our Construction Management Apprenticeship pathway: a cost-effective way to train professionally qualified Construction Site Supervisors and Construction Managers for your organisation.
The pathway starts with our level 4 Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship, and upon successful completion, and dependent on your business needs, enables progression to our level 6 Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship.
Build your construction management talent pipeline
Develop early career talent into fully qualified Construction Site Supervisors and Managers with our Apprenticeship pathway. Designed with employers, our programme balances theory with practical, real-time learning in the workplace. Apprentices develop a full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours to take on these key roles and bring skills, expertise and professional practice to your organisation.
Who is this apprenticeship pathway for?
The Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship will develop talent for roles including Assistant Site Manager, Assistant Supervisor or Construction Site Supervisor and in the case of SME construction companies these roles are likely to include Site Manager or Site Supervisor. Apprentices will develop the key skills, knowledge and behaviours associated with the supervision of specialist contractors and workers on construction projects.
Upon successful completion and in-line with your business requirements, apprentices will then have the option to progress to our Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship and develop the full range of skills to efficiently and effectively manage construction projects. This level 6 apprenticeship will develop talent for roles including Construction Site Manager, Assistant Construction Site Manager, Site Manager, Sub Agent, Assistant Site Manager or Construction Planner.
You may wish to create a new role within your organisation to attract fresh talent or to develop your existing staff.
Capabilities to better your business
- Develop existing staff, emerging talent or new recruits into qualified Construction Site Supervisors and Managers
- Build a talent pipeline to meet the current and future needs of your organisation
- Apprentices learn from expert academics and industry professionals, equipping them with the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours relevant to your business
- Instil your organisation’s business culture and working style from an early stage
A cost-effective way to develop and retain talent
Apprenticeships are a smart investment. You can reinvest Apprenticeship Levy funds to cover the cost of an apprenticeship or receive funding support from the government.
If you operate in England and your annual payroll is over £3 million, you pay a levy of 0.5% of your payroll into a levy account.
The cost of the Construction Site Supervisor programme for levy paying employers is £9,000 and the cost for the Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship is £18,000. This can be covered in full using the non-refundable funds in your levy account. If you exhaust the funds in your levy account, then the government will pay 95% of the outstanding fees and you will need to pay the remaining 5%.
If your organisation is not required to pay the levy, you will pay only 5% of the cost of the apprenticeship programme while the government pays the remaining 95%. The cost of the of the Construction Site Supervisor programme for non-levy paying employers is just £450 and the cost for the Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship is just £900.
For more about the Apprenticeship Levy, and to find out about any additional incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice from the government, please visit the key information section on our Degree apprenticeships for employers page.
Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.
Delivered by experts through term-time day release
The Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship is delivered over two years, plus up to six months for the End Point Assessment.
The Construction Site Management Degree Apprenticeship is delivered over three years, plus up to six months for the End Point Assessment.
At least 20% of apprentices contracted hours will be classed as ‘off the job’. This time will be dedicated to developing the knowledge and skills needed to meet the requirements of the apprenticeship, and therefore is not part of their usual work duties.
The off-the-job learning is gained through university-led learning sessions and activities, and practical learning experiences in the usual work setting.
Apprentices will attend term-time day release sessions at our Chelmsford campus or at ARU Peterborough, led by sector specialists and practitioners.
What are the entry requirements?
As an employer your business sets out the person specifications for the roles, but the apprentice will need to meet our entry requirements to be accepted onto a course. You can view the full entry requirements on the Construction Site Supervisor and Construction Site Management apprentice course pages.
Our team of dedicated consultants can talk you through the detail.
Industry recognised professional accreditation
Accredited by the CIOB
These apprenticeships are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) - the world’s largest professional body for construction management and leadership. CIOB accreditation is recognised as a mark of the highest levels of competence and professionalism in the development, conservation and improvement of the built environment.
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