The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) congratulates Leeds College of Building (LCB) on being named Construction Apprenticeship College of the Year 2025 at the Construction Apprenticeship Awards. This award celebrates LCB’s commitment to developing the next generation of transport planners, engineers, technicians and all the professionals who will play a vital role in shaping the UK’s future infrastructure.
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CIHT is proud to work with Leeds College Building as an End-Point Assessment Organisation (EPAO) for the level 3 transport planning technician apprenticeship. With an exceptional 98.5% first-time pass rate among apprentices completing their End-Point Assessment (EPA) with CIHT, the award underscores the strength of collaboration between employers, LCB and CIHT.
Rob Holmes, LCB Vice Principal for Quality, Curriculum, and Innovation, said:
Being recognised as the Construction Apprenticeship Awards ‘College of the Year’ for 2025 is a real testament to the passion and dedication of our team. It’s been inspiring to watch colleagues across every part of the college pull together with a shared purpose. A huge thanks to everyone who’s part of the journey.
The Transport Planning Technician Apprenticeship provides a structured professional route into the highways and transportation sector, combining on-the-job learning with formal study. Apprentices completing their EPA with CIHT can achieve the professional qualification of Engineering Technician (EngTech) registration, providing them a foundation for lifelong professional development.
Gracie Belwood, AMCIHT EngTech said:
The Level 3 Transport Planning Technician apprenticeship has provided me with such a positive experience of working in the sector.
Thanks to the support of my employer, SYSTRA, my learning provider, LCB and my Professional Institution, CIHT, I am now passionate about highlighting the many benefits of highways and transportation sector apprenticeships to others.
LCB’s award comes at a pivotal time for apprenticeships across England, as Skills England roll out national reforms to apprenticeship assessment plans. These reforms aim to strengthen employer involvement, ensure greater consistency of assessments. CIHT continues to work closely with the government, employers, and training providers to make sure all apprenticeships within the highways and transportation sector reflect real industry needs and lead directly to professional recognition.
Apprenticeships are a critical part of the sector’s response to the national skills shortage. By championing collaboration between education, employers and professional institutions, CIHT helps ensures that those entering the profession (like Gracie) have the right blend of technical skills, applied experience, and professional ethics.
Now is a great time to consider the level 3 transport planning technician apprenticeship (TPTA), which enables learners to:
The Transport Planning Technician Apprenticeship isn’t the only apprenticeship route into the sector. Across all four nations there are a number of different routes. Find out more on our apprenticeships schemes page.
If you are working towards a career in highways and transportation and you are on an apprentice scheme, you can join CIHT as an apprentice member for Free! Find out more and apply here.
For more information, about this and apprenticeships in the highways and transportation sector, please see our Apprenticeship Schemes webpage or contact CIHTs Education team at: professionaldevelopment@ciht.org.uk
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