{"id":79600,"date":"2017-03-10T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=caaaae26b178345e8b421d5762517f23"},"modified":"2017-03-10T08:30:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T08:30:00","slug":"press-release-hs2-marks-national-apprenticeship-week-by-launching-its-search-for-apprentices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=79600","title":{"rendered":"Press release: HS2 marks National Apprenticeship Week by launching its search for apprentices"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Work can now begin on Britain\u2019s new railway after the first phase of the route between the Midlands and London secured Royal Assent last month. High Speed Two (HS2<\/abbr>) will create around 25,000 jobs during construction as well as 2,000 apprenticeships. It will also support growth in the wider economy, worth an additional 100,000 jobs.<\/p>\n

HS2<\/abbr> apprentices will develop skills in areas such as engineering and project management, while getting paid to play a part in building Europe\u2019s largest infrastructure scheme which will create more space on our congested railways for passengers and freight and improve connections between the biggest cities and regions.<\/p>\n

The launch of the HS2<\/abbr> Ltd apprenticeship scheme comes as former apprentice and newly appointed CEO, Mark Thurston joins HS2<\/abbr> Ltd. As a former Transport for London apprentice, Mark is understandably a strong advocate of the apprenticeship scheme.<\/p>\n

Commenting on HS2<\/abbr> Ltd\u2019s apprenticeship scheme, Mark said:<\/p>\n

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My own career path demonstrates that apprenticeships can lead to a rewarding career, and I\u2019m delighted that HS2<\/abbr> is playing its part in creating a talent pool for the future. Our commitment to creating 2,000 apprenticeships across the project will play a key role in the development of a highly-skilled workforce in the high speed rail industry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

HS2<\/abbr>\u2019s apprenticeship scheme marks a commitment by the company to bring new people into the business and create meaningful career opportunities that combine work experience with recognised qualifications.<\/p>\n

The application process for the first 26 Level 3-4 vacancies opens today, with career opportunities in project planning, project management, project controls and procurement. Twenty of the posts will be based at HS2<\/abbr> Ltd\u2019s headquarters in Birmingham, with the remaining 6 positions based in London.<\/p>\n

HS2<\/abbr> Ltd is keen to encourage a diverse range of candidates. The vacancies are open to everyone from school leavers to parents returning to work, or those looking for a new challenge. To qualify, candidates must hold 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths.<\/p>\n

All successful candidates will start in post from September 2017.<\/p>\n

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To find out more about the apprenticeship scheme, or to apply for a position, visit our careers site.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

HS2<\/abbr> is playing a key role in implementing the Transport Infrastructure Skills Strategy, delivering 30,000 apprenticeships in roads and rail by 2020 and gender parity by 2030.<\/p>\n

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HS2 Ltd begins its hunt for apprentices to work on the world\u2019s most advanced passenger railway and the backbone of the country\u2019s rail network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79600"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79600\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}