2ANext‑Economic and workforce impact:.
2ANext‑And there is a clear pathway for each apprentice, though to Chartered Engineer level. 2ANext‑It’s to attract young people and develop their talents that, for the last few years, Bryden Wood has been taking on apprentices.
2ANext‑We currently employ apprentices at all levels: including those working towards an HND and university degree.. Our first apprentice, Kane Axten, tells us about his time here.. Why an apprenticeship, not university?. 2ANext‑“When I left school, after A Levels, I knew I was interested in the construction industry, but didn't feel university was right for me. 2ANext‑I wanted work experience and an income, not a loan, so I applied for an Advanced Level Digital Delivery Apprenticeship through www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship.”.
2ANext‑What do you do at Bryden Wood?. 2ANext‑“I am what’s called a BIM (Buildings Information Modelling) Coordinator, which means I digitally design and deliver building services in the Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) Engineering department.
2ANext‑The 3D design models I create contain all the data that’s needed.
2ANext‑So you can see not just how an assembly looks, but how it will operate as well. 2ANext‑Here we see issues like cybersecurity and GDPR coming into play, presenting a list of complex and expensive regulations to navigate.
2ANext‑Finally, there’s the issue of transacting data. 2ANext‑While on the one hand someone might worry about opening themselves up to liability by providing data, they might also be wary of someone else using their data to achieve financial gain, and missing out on the opportunity themselves.
2ANext‑Sharp says the situation has led to a nervousness and immaturity surrounding data, resulting in a tendency to either refuse to share data, or a lack of control for the end user. 2ANext‑What we need, she says, is a much more mature set of transaction mechanisms.