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.
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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.
