Apprenticeships at Tayside Contracts

What is an Apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a great place to begin your career journey. From the moment you begin your Modern Apprenticeship with Tayside Contracts, you will have exposure to real-life working environments.

Our apprenticeship programmes combine a mix of working, and academic learning. This means that you will spend most of your time working in the role, receiving on-the-job training and support from experienced employees and managers, and you will also be required to attend the relevant college to complete the academic side.

Being an apprentice at Tayside Contracts comes with many benefits:

• You will gain exposure and experience in the relevant industry
• You will develop industry knowledge/skills and transferable skills
• You will be paid a 4 weekly/monthly salary
• You will gain a recognised qualification (tuition fees paid for by Tayside Contracts)
• You will have access to all our employee benefits, including annual leave, discounts, and more!

What Modern Apprenticeships does Tayside Contracts offer?

We currently have two main modern apprenticeship programmes:

Apprentice Roadworker (Construction)Apprentice Mechanic (Transport)

What age do you need to be to apply for a Modern Apprenticeship?

If you are aged 16 or over, you can apply for a Modern Apprentice.

Does Tayside Contracts offer any Graduate-based roles?

Yes! We’ve recently developed a specific Graduate based role in our Construction team. This post is not live right now but stay tuned as later in 2024 we will be recruiting for a Graduate Project Agent. This post will be great for a recent civil engineering graduate, as you will be able to apply your learning from college/university by joining our team to work on a number of road maintenance schemes along with large infrastructure and environmental projects across a fixed term 4-year contract. More information to follow at a later date.

How do I find out more about the Apprenticeship Programmes?

Our apprenticeship programmes are a great way to kick-start your career at Tayside Contracts. Click the links above to learn more.