Over the years our Service Leavers and Veterans have pledged their support to BuildForce in many ways. In response, we have launched Team Give Back, to allow you to raise money for BuildForce on your next adventure or sporting challenge. We are raising money for our Mental Health and Suicide Prevention programme, and would be honoured if you would consider BuildForce as your military partner. Click here to donate.
We have a few events of our own coming up:
Please contact us at info@buildforce.org.uk if you are interested in joining us.
Delighted to announce our schedule of Armed Forces Insight Days for 2022, with our first one being hosted by our alliance partner Jacobs.
The day brings together our nationwide construction employers and our Service Leavers, Veterans, Reservists and Military Spouses. This is a great opportunity to engage with industry and discuss transferable skills, training, current roles, and pipeline. Find out more about what the industry has to offer and better understand roles available such as: Project Management, Designer, Logistician, Engineer, Quantity Surveyor, Estimator, Health & Safety Manager, Quality Manager, Trade roles, Plant Operator and supporting roles.
When: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Where: Cottons Centre, Cottons Lane, London SE1 2QG
Email: info@buildforce.org.uk to reserve your place.
The growth of BuildForce has been incredible, with more service leavers and veterans looking for roles in industry, than ever before. We are a construction industry initiative, looking to attract the best of our military talent from the Royal Airforce, British Army and Royal Navy.
We have found our place over the years connecting and interpreting the needs of both the construction and military sectors. We ensure our service leavers and veterans have access to the best possible roles, with progression and career satisfaction.
BuildForce is nationwide and offers a compliment of services focused on employment, education and mental health. Our employment programme centres around a unique career programme led by industry via mentoring, work placements, site visits and job opportunities. Our education programme is a partnership with The University College of Estate Management offering bespoke industry modules, which also offer certification and a place on a degree course for onward learning. Whilst our mental health programme provides a suite of wellbeing and stress management training and support.
Our employers cover: construction, homebuilding, infrastructure, logistics, utilities, security, engineering and facilities management.
According to government figures 20,000 people leave the Armed Forces each year, with the Royal British Legion estimating the size of the current British veteran population to be around 2.8 million.
This equates to a huge amount of readily available skills and knowledge, many of which are perfectly suited for a career in the construction industry.
Moreover, the construction industry has never been more hungry for new recruits, with an estimated 160,000 required by the year 2023.
A job in construction is accessible to all ranks and skillsets and offers real potential for career progression.
