
John Cairns
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Social Impact Manager with Balfour Beatty in Scotland. All views expressed are my own.
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Breaking stereotypes in construction! Hector MacAulay MBE shares how we are shaking up perceptions through school outreach in his latest piece for New Civil Engineer #ScottishAprrenticeshipWeek newcivilengineer.com/uncategorized/…


Minister for Higher and Further Education Graeme Dey visited the new Fife College campus to see first-hand how apprentices are playing a key role in transforming the facility for local students and apprentices.🎥👇 ScotGov Education Balfour Beatty #ScotAppWeek24 #SkillsGeneration

To mark #ScotAppWeek24, Minister for Higher and Further Education Graeme Day, visited the new Fife College campus in Dunfermline yesterday. Fife College Graeme Dey ScotGov Education Balfour Beatty #apprenticeships

Great event with CITB Scotland 🏴 at Scottish Parliament last night showcasing construction #apprenticeships for #ScotAppWeek24. Inspirational speeches from HMR Raitt & Sons and Balfour Beatty apprentices! 🙏 Monica Lennon MSP for sponsoring and Minister Graeme Dey for his keynote speech 🔊.

Yesterday EDT Apprenticeship's team hosted their first Current Apprentice Q&A Panel which included fantastic representatives from Balfour Beatty & SSE - A Better World of Energy alongside the Lantra ALBAS 2023 Modern Apprentice of the Year, Nia Hunter from Shetland! #NCW2024 #CareersWeek #apprenticeships


My World of Work Live had a great session at Knox Academy with pupils using VR to learn about careers in construction and financial services. Thanks to Daniel from Balfour Beatty and Shaz from Lloyds who spoke about their apprenticeships 🤩 #ScotAppWeek24 #SkillsGeneration


Today we were delighted to welcome My World of Work David to Knox Academy for Scottish Apprenticeship Week. S1’s had great fun using VR headsets to find out more about a construction site and finance sector. Apprentices from Lloyds and Balfour Beatty also gave pupils their insight.



We hosted our first Virtual Employer Networking Session showcasing #STEM industries & #apprenticeship opportunities in the UK. Thanks to all the companies who supported the session - Cargill GE HealthCare Midland Metro Alliance Balfour Beatty GFG Alliance Airbus Bechtel & Siemens


For our Science / STEM week we also had Snap circuits from UHI satellites with Orbex Space AES Solar and the previous week Balfour Beatty thank you to DYW Moray for organsinign our fantastic visitors ☺ STEM @ Education Scotland 39 Engineer Regiment @EducationMoray




Congratulations to two pupils from Cults Academy, who have completed an accredited online programme developed by Balfour Beatty in partnership with the AFBE-UK Scotland. Read the full story here: bit.ly/3w3TZvg


🚨 Landmark Day Alert 🚨 Our very first Construction cohort get to be the first pupils to stand in what will be the @NairnAcad Design & Technology workshops in our new build! We can’t wait to see Balfour Beatty progress through the construction. #construction #Apprenticeships




Congratulations to our Regional Scotland team who last night won the Best Apprenticeship/Graduate Programme award at The Herald's Top Employer Awards. 👏 The team were praised by the judges for their innovative approach to training entrants to the industry. 🌟

