Construction students at CoNEL are getting first hand experience on site at Hale Village. 

Those studying for a Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment at the College of North East London are learning from our major regeneration development.

All those who successfully complete it will be offered an apprenticeship.

Chris Shellard our Planning Director said

“Getting involved with the Diploma was an easy choice. The main reason for helping out was our strong sense of social responsibility. We are family owned and our chairman has a long standing commitment to working with young people, including running a charitable trust, so it made good sense for us to help these students.”  

“We were involved from the start and helped the teaching staff with the design of the curriculum, developing units of learning. We also sponsored the production of a guide to construction that is given to all students and a sustainability handbook that we produced along with BDP, an architectural practice. In addition, we have made data available to students and teachers for use in projects and assignments.

“We have offered apprenticeships to all students who pass their Diploma; it gives them an incentive to do well and acts as a recruitment programme for us, so everybody wins. It’s a great way of introducing young people to the working world as it combines academic knowledge with the practical experience of learning by seeing and doing. Once they have completed the course, young people will be absolutely clear about what fantastic opportunities construction could provide for them.”            

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