Apprentices gain the craft skills and knowledge needed for construction, including masonry, steeplejacking, wood occupations and bricklaying.
Around 1.8 million are employed in the construction sector. Around 225,000 are employed in professional consultancies.
The construction sector is very important to areas such as urban renewal, housing, health, education and transport. For more information, you may wish to visit www.bconstructive.co.uk 
The Skills Council for this sector is Construction Skills, which covers every part of the construction industry, from architecture to bricklaying.
This part of the UK’s industry represents around seven per cent of the national economy and includes house building (public and private), infrastructure (roads, railways and utilities), non-residential building in the private sector (schools and colleges, hospitals, offices), Industrial building by the private sector (factories, warehouses), commercial building by the private sector (offices, shops, entertainment, health and education).
In addition, the sector covers repair and maintenance work in all sectors. As well as work performed by construction contractors, the sector covers the renting of construction machinery and professional
and design work in consultancies (engineering, architecture and surveying).
It does not cover those doing construction work in other sectors, for example, public administration, real estate or building engineering services (plumbing and electrical contracting).For more information, visit: www.constructionskills.net
If you are under 19 and thinking about taking up an Apprenticeship, you may want to discuss the details with a Connexions Personal Adviser. You can also go to ‘What next?’ to get in touch with someone who can help with your query.
Alternatively, if you are over 19 years of age you can contact your local Jobcentre Plus for additional help and advice. For more information, visit http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk
If you're an employer and interested in offering this Apprenticeship to your staff, then go to 'Next steps'