Protected: National Apprenticeship Week 2026

Celebrating National Apprenticeship Week

This week, we’re highlighting three apprentices from across Glencar who are building their careers while gaining hands-on experience:

🔹 Maddison Hayes – Trainee Construction Manager
🔹 Garry Love – Assistant Quantity Surveyor
🔹 Sophie Prunty – Trainee Quantity Surveyor

Find out how their apprenticeships are shaping their careers below.

Maddison Hayes – Trainee Construction Manager

What does your role involve?
My role as a Trainee Construction Manager involves supporting the daily management of site operations, assisting with coordinating subcontractors, monitoring progress, and ensuring work is carried out safely and to the required quality standards. I also help with site inspections, health and safety compliance and liaising with senior management and subcontractors to support the successful delivery of projects on time.

What do you enjoy most about your apprenticeship?
I enjoy being challenged and learning new skills which enables me to set goals for myself. I enjoy the fast-paced nature of the construction industry which gives me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and gives me exposure to new challenges.

What are your future goals upon completion of your apprenticeship?
My future goals are to complete my apprenticeship and become a construction manager and eventually a project manager where I will manage my own site and aim to deliver it early.

What skills do you need to fulfil your role and apprenticeship?
You need to be able to work under pressure and be motivated to hit key deadlines. You need to be willing to work outside your comfort zone and be able to keep learning whilst getting the job done.

What made you want to start an apprenticeship?
I started my apprenticeship because I wanted a hands-on career where I could learn practical skills, gain real experience and work towards a strong future within the construction industry.

What was your background before starting your apprenticeship?
I completed my A-levels and then started with Glencar as a management trainee. I then decided that site management was the right path I wanted to choose. I started my apprenticeship in September 2025.

Sophie Prunty – Trainee Quantity Surveyor

What does your role involve?
As a Trainee Quantity Surveyor, I deal with the commercial aspect of projects by helping to procure subcontractors, manage costs, and prepare valuations. I assist with tracking progress and help make sure project costs stay on track.

What do you enjoy most about your apprenticeship?
I enjoy that I can get hands on training whilst completing my qualifications, which will help build my experience and knowledge within the construction industry. It has also allowed me to have the responsibility to manage my own packages whilst also having easy access to the support around me.

What are your future goals upon completion of your apprenticeship?
My goals are to complete my Level 3 apprenticeship then progress to university and complete my Charted Surveying Degree Apprenticeship in Quantity Surveying where I will look to achieve my chartership to RICS.

What skills do you need to fulfil your role and apprenticeship?
You need to be eager to learn and be able to ask lots of questions as there is a lot to understand within the industry. Thankfully with the help of a supportive site team there is no such thing as a silly question.  A strong attention to detail is a key skill required for the role.

What made you want to start an apprenticeship?
I wanted to start my apprenticeship as I have lots of friends and family in the construction industry and they all recommended me to enter construction via an apprenticeship route rather than going to university. As I can build hands on experience whilst also obtaining my qualifications.

What was your background before starting your apprenticeship?
I was completing a Level 3 in Health and Social Care and Psychology, unsure of what I wanted to do I was offered the role of  a management trainee at Glencar in November 2023 where I went to 4 different departments consisting of Estimating, Preconstruction/Design, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying where I learnt how each department works and what they do within the different phases of construction. I then continued my career in Quantity Surveying and started my apprenticeship in September 2024.

Garry Love – Assistant Quantity Surveyor

What is your current role and when did you complete your apprenticeship?
My current role is Assistant Quantity Surveyor. I achieved a distinction in my Level 4 Quantity Surveyor Qualification in Q4 of 2024.

What did you enjoy most about your apprenticeship?
The apprenticeship allowed me to expand on learning which is relevant to my field of work. Modules included construction processes, finance, and contract. The most enjoyable part was putting these newly obtained pockets of knowledge into practice, in my actual job. Contracts (especially) are my weakest suit, yet play a vital part in forming subcontracts, so it was very rewarding.

What made you want to do an apprenticeship?
I believe that an individual will learn more through physical experience in a job role, but it is very helpful to enhance your skillset through external learning, which is how my apprenticeship presented itself. Also, this industry is full of opportunity, and the more you can add to your CV through qualifications, the better.

What was your background before starting your apprenticeship?
Before joining Glencar, I worked as an operative in Traffic Management. Aside from labouring in my teenage years, Glencar was my first exposure to the construction industry.

Do you feel the support and mentoring during your apprenticeship was beneficial in getting to where you are now?
Mentoring was crucial, and fortunately the qualification provider was supportive in this aspect. My apprenticeship was entirely online- lectures, seminars, sessions, 1-to-1’s etc., were all conducted on teams. This style of learning was better suited to me, but a lack of physical presence meant I sometimes needed go through a section I did not fully grasp, especially towards the end. This extra push helped me achieved a distinction.

What advice would you give to anyone considering an apprenticeship in the construction industry?
My biggest piece of advice would be to ensure that you can dedicate time to completing an apprenticeship. Juggling work with external studying is challenging. One week day is already dedicated to sessions, so you must be able to sacrifice evenings and weekends for learning and assignment writing.