Apprenticeship glossary

Site manager

What does Site manager mean?

The person who runs a construction site day to day, keeping work safe, on time and on budget. Morgan Sindall has site management apprenticeships.

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Employer profile Morgan Sindall Construction apprenticeships The UK construction company. It runs site and office apprenticeships for 16 to 18 year olds with GCSEs and A levels, and degree apprenticeships in construction, surveying and engineering for people aged 18 and over.
Apprentice
Someone doing an apprenticeship: an employee who is paid to work and train towards a recognised qualification at the same time.
Apprenticeship
A real, paid job where you also train towards a recognised qualification. In England at least 20% of your normal working hours are spent training, and you don't pay tuition fees.
Situational judgement test
An online test that describes work situations and asks what you'd do. It's about how you'd behave at work, not what you know.
Sixth form
The last two years of school (Years 12 and 13 in England and Wales), usually studying A levels or equivalents. Lots of people apply for apprenticeships during sixth form.
Skills Bootcamp
A short, free course in England for adults to learn skills employers need, such as coding or construction. It's not an apprenticeship, but some lead to job interviews.
Skills Development Scotland (SDS)
Scotland's national skills body, which runs Apprenticeships.scot and publishes Scotland's Modern Apprenticeship statistics.

Definitions are our own plain-English summaries. Where we give figures, they come from the official sources listed on the linked guide or profile. Rules can change, so check the official source before you make decisions.