SECOND CAREER – SECOND APPRENTICESHIP
As National Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, we continue our celebration of some of our ex-military employees who are gaining new qualifications through our career pathway programme. Today, we introduce you to James Stedman, one of our Project Managers working out of Hythe Ranges in Kent who has recently enrolled in his second apprenticeship for an HNC in Construction Management. Here’s James’s story:
LOVING THE LEARNING
During National Apprenticeship Week, we’re focusing on some of our veteran employees who are adding valuable qualifications to support their military background and skills, by undertaking an apprenticeship. People just like Ben Smith; a Training Area Operative at Wyke Regis Training Area who is currently studying a two-year apprenticeship in Level 4 Facilities Management.
BUILDING THE FUTURE FOR APPRENTICES
‘Build the future’ is this year’s theme for National Apprenticeship Week, focusing on how employers train, retain and achieve with apprenticeships. Landmarc’s Talent Development Manager Carl (Louie) Lewin, tells us more.
NTEP TEAM COMMENDED IN DIO EXCELLENCE AWARDS
The joint Landmarc and DIO National Training Estate Prime (NTEP) contract delivery team has been commended for resilience and rapid response in this year’s DIO Excellence Awards.
PREVENTING CARBON LOSS ON THE DEFENCE TRAINING ESTATE
Today is World Wetlands Day, an opportunity for us to reflect just how important the world’s wetlands are to biodiversity, wellbeing and in some regions even human survival, Derek Walter, Sustainability Manager tells us more.
LANDMARC SUPPORT FOR SMES
Landmarc has a strong network of local SMEs, including social enterprises and veteran-owned businesses, with these types of companies representing around 70% of our supply chain and almost half of our annual spend as at the end of the last financial year.
NEW CARBON EFFICIENT ACCOMMODATION FOR SOLDIERS ON EXERCISE
Soldiers using Salisbury Plain and Nesscliff Training Areas are the first to benefit from new carbon efficient accommodation, delivered as part of the £45m Net Carbon Accommodation Programme (NetCAP).
BUY SUSTAINABLY THIS CHRISTMAS
Christmas is coming, as is the panicked rush to buy in everything we need. Sustainability Manager, Derek Walter, explains how we can buy sustainably to support independent businesses.
AWR TAIN TAKE PART IN BEACH CLEAN
When Tain Air Weapons Range was closed for a day in November, volunteers from Landmarc and DIO cleared the washed up debris that had appeared on the beach over the last few months.
LANDMARC SUPPORTS ARMY FLYING MUSEUM LOCKDOWN LECTURES
Landmarc is proud to sponsor a series of online lectures from the Army Flying Museum, to lend support to its informative and educational presentations on the history of British military aviation.