05 September 2024
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Apprentice Adam Sykes at BREng in Hull
Low-carbon cooling and heating specialist BREng is expanding its workforce in what it says is a response to growing demand for its services. The first apprentice to be appointed is Adam Sykes, a 17-year-old trainee, based at the company's headquarters in Hull.
He will follow a three-year Level 3 course funded by a government training grant, with specialist modules in HVAC and electrical theory and the option to progress to Level 4/5/6 degree-level equivalent qualification. The initial focus will be on training in HVAC design calculations and a solid grounding in CAD, before moving on to specialise in the electrical side of HVAC projects. The training includes CIBSE courses and in-work support from specialists co-opted from local contractors embedded within BREng to expand its skills base, with reciprocal arrangements for BREng specialists to support collaborating companies.
Rob Smelt, Managing Director of BREng, said: "The goal is to develop Adam into a fully qualified building services project engineer, ensuring a 360-degree understanding but with a bias towards the electrical side of HVAC systems, to complement BREng's existing capabilities.
"Demand for low carbon cooling and heating is expanding at a tremendous rate. The need to decarbonise the national building estate will require a huge increase in manpower and skills to achieve the UK's net-zero targets. We aim to play our part by helping to recruit and train the new generation of engineers and designers needed, with further apprentices joining shortly to ensure we have a pipeline of talent with the right skills for the future."
