Currie & Brown recognised for creating careers in construction
26 February 2025
Currie & Brown receives ‘Best Large Organisation’ at prestigious Earn and Learn Awards
Currie & Brown has been awarded Platinum Membership of The 5% Club, meaning that at least 5% of our UK-based colleagues are apprentices, graduates or on formal training schemes. The accreditation highlights our dedication to creating fulfilling careers in construction, developing and investing in the next generation and addressing skills gaps.
We were also recently awarded ‘Best Large Organisation’ in the ‘Breadth’ category at The 5% Club’s prestigious Earn and Learn Awards. With over 200 accredited employers in the running, this award recognises our commitment to supporting apprentices, graduates and career changers by offering training and career development opportunities.
Creating structured career paths
We are committed to developing inclusive recruitment processes and career pathways that that enable a diverse range of candidates to enter and thrive in the construction industry. These include ‘earn and learn’ opportunities such as apprenticeships that enable colleagues to learn important theory while putting this into practice on landmark construction projects.
We have also created structured career paths through our full-time apprenticeship and graduate programmes. Currently we have 125 colleagues on the Assessment of Professional Competence programme (APC) and 23 trainees on apprenticeship programmes. This is almost a fifth (18%) of our UK and Europe colleagues.
Ashlynn Sparrow-Parker, who joined as an apprentice and is now an assistant cost consultant with us said: “The great thing about an apprenticeship is that it allows you to work alongside completing a qualification whilst earning a salary. Currie & Brown has a strong reputation for excellence and global opportunities and working here has expanded my technical expertise and consultancy skills significantly.”
Mark Cameron CEO of The 5% Club highlights the importance of this achievement: “Being conferred with a 5% Club ‘Earn & Learn’ Award is a true mark of excellence and testament to an organisation’s unwavering commitment to nurturing talent and driving social mobility.”
Nick Gray, COO, UK & Europe commented: Our Platinum Membership of The 5% Club reflects our long-term commitment to investing in our people. By supporting skills growth and career progression we aim to create fulfilling careers in construction, driving innovation and creating better sustainable built environments for all.”
If you would like to find out more about apprenticeship and graduate opportunities at Currie & Brown, please explore our careers pages.