Kate started her apprenticeship with Encon in August 2019 as a Civil Engineering apprentice. She came to us from a background in education having worked as a Teaching Assistant for many years. As her daughter got older and more independent Kate wanted to explore a career in construction and applied […]
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Lana attended our Neath Port Talbot Recruitment event. Lana took the leap from her job in the food industry to work and retrain in construction. In 2010 Lana began working with Atkin Trade specialists undertaking a plant apprenticeship, whilst also working on obtaining her NEBOSH qualification behind the scenes. In […]
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Anne Marie attended the Neath Port Talbot Recruitment event after working with Tai Tarion’s Copper Foundation project for a year. After a year on our Career Changers project with Morgan Sindall Construction undertaking a Plant apprenticeship, in 2020 Annmarie commenced the next leg of her journey into construction with Neals […]
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Encon has qualified Mental Health First Aiders who are the point of contact for employees if they are experiencing emotional distress or suffering in silence with mental health problems, such as stress, anxiety or depression, for example. Mental Health First Aiders are trained to listen. They are trained to spot […]
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In 2018, we signed up to the Cardiff Commitment Scheme and regularly organise and attend scheme’s events promoting careers in construction across Cardiff in primary and comprehensives schools. What is the Cardiff Commitment? Cardiff Commitment brings the public and private sectors together to work in partnership connecting young people to […]
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