Education, employment and training for 16 – 18 year olds March 2016

What jobs are likely to be available in Manchester over the next 10 years?

What skills do employers want? As well as strong academic and vocational qualifications, employers also want people with “softer” skills and qualities. These can include:

Do you want to work in construction? Construction is one of the fastest growing sectors and over the next 10 years there will be over 1,500 construction jobs created in Manchester. Some of the types of jobs are listed below. *Manchester stats came from GM Forecasting Model (New Economy) and from the Manchester Work and Skills Strategy NW figure provided by the CITB Skills analysis “Industry Insights 2015-2019” https://www.citb.co.uk/documents/research/csn%20reports%202015-2019/construction-skills-network-uk-2015-2019.pdf

Case Study: Natasha – Higher apprenticeship as a construction site manager Natasha works for Kier Construction on a trainee site manager apprenticeship. She began her apprenticeship at 20, after attending an open day at Trafford College. Natasha is also studying for a degree in project management which is sponsored by her employer. The apprenticeship and the degree course are developing Natasha's management, organisation and planning skills, and after she graduates she hopes to move on to managing her own construction site. “My apprenticeship has allowed me to practise and develop, to learn on the job and to take on more responsibility as I progress. I love that no two days are the same – it’s a busy job, but it is very rewarding! I would advise people to take their time deciding what they want to do, and look for something that they finding interesting”

Do you want a future job in construction? There are many opportunities to explore within the construction industry with a range of different jobs being available some of these include manual jobs like plumbers, bricklayers and joiners but it also includes specialist jobs which include designers, architects and project managers. With major development taking place across Manchester companies like Laing O Rourke, BAM Construction and a range of many smaller construction companies are growing their workforce. Could you be part of the future construction workforce?

For more information, please speak with your career advisor or visit: www.manchester.gov.uk/rpa