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Case Studies

DELTA (2017-1-UK01-KA202-036810) Collaborative Apprenticeships Case Study

Name/Identifier: Shared Apprentice South West Date: April 2019

Researcher: L. Scragg Country: Scotland, UK

Case Study

Shared Apprenticeships South West (SASW) was set up by the Construction
Industry Training Board (CITB) to meet the growing demand for a more flexible
approach to apprenticeships in the South West. Similar to other schemes, SASW
employs apprentices themselves and uses its own network of host contractors to
support the apprentices and provide them with industry experience.

The host contractors can contact SASW to request to host an apprentice, safe in
the knowledge that all the HR functions including payroll and holiday is covered
by SASW - this in itself opens up apprenticeships to far smaller companies than
may have been involved previously. Companies can host apprenticeships for any
length of time above a minimum of 13 weeks.

Currently SASW support carpentry, bricklaying and painting and decorating
apprenticeships for two years (Level 2) and one year (Level 3). They also support
Level 3 apprenticeships for trainee site managers, quantity surveyors, estimators
and planners.

From the SASW website:

“Having achieved A and A* grades in her A Levels, Abigail felt pushed
towards university. However, she decided she’d had enough of full-time
education and decided to pursue an apprenticeship and start working.

Abigail applied to SASW to become an apprentice Construction
Technician. After attending an interview with the SASW team, they knew
that she’d be a great fit with one of their contractors – Midas. Abigail was
unsure as to whether a construction based apprenticeship would be right
for her.

When SASW suggested a work experience placement with Midas to help
her decide, she welcomed this opportunity. This work experience in
Abigail’s words, “completely sold me on construction and Midas”. From
here she decided to continue the interview process with SASW and soon
found herself working with Midas Construction.

As part of her apprenticeship, Abigail attends Exeter College one day a
week to complete her Level 3 Diploma in Construction in the Built
Environment. Alongside this, Abigail works 4 days a week on site where
she is gaining evidence for her level 3 NVQ in Construction Contracting

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