Salary Reveal · Plumbing
Ask Louis
Which trades pay the most and how to get started in each — plumbing, electrical, welding and more.
Apprenticeship · Plumbing
MR LONDON PLUMBER
20 years in the trade — a seasoned UK plumber shares 10 honest realities of being a plumbing apprentice, from early mornings and hard graft to building a rewarding career.
Day in the Life · Carpentry
Ask Louis
Jake's second year as a carpentry and joinery apprentice — what a real day looks like on site.
Day in the Life · Quantity Surveying
calfordseaden
Assistant quantity surveyor Joe Brandon on a site inspection at Beam Park and what the role involves.
Day in the Life · Bricklaying
NTHA (National Timber & Hardware Association)
A day in the life of a bricklaying apprentice — what the job looks like on site and how to get started.
Apprenticeship · Bricklaying
NHBC
Meet Toby Egan, a bricklaying apprentice, and see what life is like inside a training hub during National Apprenticeship Week.
Day in the Life · Quantity Surveying
Morgan Sindall Property Services
Laila takes you through a typical day as an apprentice quantity surveyor — the work, the study and the site visits.
Day in the Life · Quantity Surveying
calfordseaden
Quantity surveyor Harry Jessop on his day-to-day work and studying towards his qualification.
Day in the Life · Construction
APG
Spencer, a second-year electrical apprentice, walks through a hands-on workday on a live site.
Career Overview · Rail & Infrastructure
Network Rail
The sheer range of career paths available at Network Rail, and what surprised this school leaver most.
Apprenticeship · Rail & Infrastructure
Network Rail
How to start an engineering career after A Levels with no university — the Network Rail apprenticeship route explained.
Career Overview · Rail & Infrastructure
Network Rail
Which school subjects actually get used at work in a rail engineering career.
Skills & Training · Plant Operations & Groundworks
Essex Construction Training Ltd
Why plant operator training is a career with real earning potential — a look at mini digger training.
Skills & Training · Green Skills & Retrofit
Solar Panel Installation Training (Birmingham)
A practical solar panel installation diploma in Birmingham — training for the fast-growing renewables sector.
Career Overview · Green Skills & Retrofit
eFIXX
How to become an electrician in the UK, and how solar, battery storage, heat pumps and EV charging are reshaping the trade.
Career Overview · Building Services & M&E
Breagh Recruitment
Consultancy versus contracting — how to choose your route as a mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineer.
Salary Reveal · Plumbing
Ask Louis
The real numbers behind a plumber's pay — what the social media gurus don't show you.
Day in the Life · Construction
Ask Louis
What earning £100k a year in construction actually looks like — and the routes to get there.
Apprenticeship · Construction
Ask Louis
Behind the scenes of the earn-while-you-learn apprenticeship model — why it beats the classroom.
Apprenticeship · Construction
CITB & Go Construct
Hear from real construction businesses and employees as they share their career journeys and advice about the wide variety of apprenticeship roles available in construction.
Apprenticeship · Mechanical Engineering
Rolls-Royce Early Careers
Advanced Engineering Apprenticeships
Career Overview · Site Management
Workers Direct
From early morning briefings and project planning to leading teams and tackling challenges — a real behind-the-scenes day in the life of a UK construction site manager.
Employer Spotlight · Civil Engineering
Balfour Beatty
Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, four Balfour Beatty employees share their journey from apprentice to expert in civil engineering and construction.
Day in the Life · Electrical Engineering
eFIXX
A behind-the-scenes look at college life for electrical apprentices — from workshop facilities and PPE to what a typical day of training looks like.
Career Overview · Civil Engineering
WSP
Sofia Berger shares why engineering is a rewarding and flexible career for women, highlighting how the industry has evolved and why now is a great time for women to join.