Apprenticeships

HS2 is helping to build back better, creating thousands of jobs at a time when the UK needs them most. More than 1,800 people have already secured an apprenticeship on the project, with a total of 31,000 people now working on the programme.

HS2 will plug this skills gap through training and apprenticeships. Hear from Julia, a civil engineering apprentice working on a tunnel vent shaft for SCSJV, about what it’s like to be part of the biggest infrastructure delivery project in Europe.

Environment

The SCS Environmental & Sustainability team is responsible for several key activities:

Delivering training on environmental sustainability and providing guidance on ethical and sustainable procurement practices.

Developing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving the Environmental Management System in line with Employer requirements and ISO 14001:2015 standards.

Collaborating closely with the design and construction teams to ensure works are delivered in compliance with environmental requirements, with a focus on minimising and mitigating environmental impacts.

Community & Social Value

The Community Engagement Team focus on building strong relationships with the wider community, by ensuring the communities understand the project impacts and mitigations while conveying their needs to the project teams. The ‘community’ includes individuals, organisations residents, schools, charities, businesses, religious groups, owners of recreational spaces, situated along the line of route. 

Social value is about leaving a positive and sustainable legacy. At SCS, our focus on social value reflects that HS2 is more than just a railway – it is a social project with huge scope to make positive improvements across the country beyond how people travel.