HS2 Ltd has welcomed a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business.
This week, 21 new starters will begin a two-year programme of work on the high-speed rail project.
Over the past eight years, HS2 Ltd has taken on 209 apprentices and 125 graduates.
To date, a further 1,713 people have secured an apprenticeship with the project’s construction partners and their suppliers – bringing the total across the project to 1,922 when combined with those employed directly with HS2 Ltd.
The project is currently on track to reach its target of creating 2,000 apprenticeships.
Karen Davis, HS2 Ltd’s head of talent and resourcing, said: “In total, 34,000 people are now behind the drive to build HS2, in highly skilled jobs that span a broad range of sectors.
“The scale and complexity of this British engineering feat provides a unique learning environment, with fantastic opportunities for ambitious young people who want to forge successful careers.”
Multidiscipline programme
In total, 14 people have secured a place on HS2 Ltd’s 2025 graduate programme and will join the company’s commercial quantity surveying, project management, environment, and programme controls teams.
During their two-year placement, they will rotate across different departments, every six months, to broaden their knowledge and skillset in their specialist field.
A further seven candidates have secured a place on HS2 Ltd’s apprenticeship programme.
Five of them will begin working and studying towards their Level 4 apprenticeship in project management, and two candidates will commence Level 4 apprenticeships in construction and quantity surveying.
