An air conditioning engineer from Liverpool, Jay Gregson, is the first person in the UK to sign up to complete an innovative new qualification that will help to shape the future of the construction industry.
Just nine colleges in the UK are offering The Higher Level Apprenticeship in Sustainable Built Environment which provides work based learning at university level. The first course starts this month and is open to A level students (with 80 or more UCAS points), Level 3 Advanced Apprentices, those with BTECs and people already working in the industry.

Jay, who works for an international air conditioning firm, will complete the course at Leeds College of Building where he will study towards an NVQ Level 5 in Construction Management (Sustainability) and a Higher National Diploma in Construction & the Built Environment. He will then choose Construction, Civil Engineering or Building Services as a specialist subject.

Successful participants will be able to pursue a career in a wide range of disciplines including architecture, building services, civil engineering, construction management, maintenance, planning and surveying. Offering the course are Leeds College of Building, Bradford College, Grimsby Institute, Highbury College in Portsmouth, Leicester College, Moulton College in Northampton, New College Nottingham, Oldham College and Stephenson College in Coalville.

For further information on The Higher Level Apprenticeship in Sustainable Built Environment course visit www.hasbe.co.uk