Careers & Training
Skills & Development
We are committed to supporting the future of the industry by putting training at the forefront of professional development and proactively narrowing the skills gap, ensuring established, vital and irreplaceable trades, traditional skills and practices continue to thrive. As such, we take responsibility for developing and coaching our workforce at all levels.
“Joining the apprenticeship allowed me to train in something completely new, I’m so glad I decided to do this and I hope other budding stonemasons know that they could do the same. The balance of learning at college as well as at work kept things interesting and provided a broad education. Stonewest has been really welcoming and helped me develop my skills and knowledge. I’ve also met some great colleagues along the way.”
Emily Guest, Improver Stonemason
Apprenticeships
We are proud to have supported over 100 apprenticeships across a variety of key trades including stonemasons, facade cleaners, facade preservation restorers, bricklayers as well as supervision and management.
We have formed strong relationships with numerous building craft institutions to further support training and advance the students’ knowledge and skills base.
We also have a long-standing partnerships with leading sector training and assessment providers, offering practical work facilities and demonstrations of expertise for the CITB Specialist Applied Skills Programme in Facade Preservation.
Several of our publicly funded projects have ensured one or more Apprentices were recruited locally and trained during the project and beyond. In addition, Senior Stonewest staff are active members of the Stone Federation GB, the NSITG (Natural Stone Industry Training Group), a practical and influential body developing industry skills. In addition, we recently joined a Trailblazer scheme working alongside the National Trust to work towards narrowing the skills shortage of qualified labour.
For anyone interested in learning more about our apprenticeship scheme, please get in touch on info@stonewest.co.uk or call us on 0208 684 6646
“We take our responsibilities seriously and make a commitment to our valued trainees to not only teach them vital trade skills, but give them the support they need to succeed with their careers. We are very proud of our apprentices, their hard work and dedication. Together, we are working to keep specialist trade skills alive with the next generation of experts and craftspeople.” Ian Crossley, Construction Director
Professional Development
At Stonewest we are committed to training our team to be the very best they can be, so that we can provide the finest service and quality of work to our valued clients. As such, we have a Professional Development Review system in place to support our employees at all levels.
The success of our ongoing training programme is exemplified by the high retention levels of our staff and craft operatives (95%+ in 2021). Our process is continuous, working both formally and informally and through mentoring.
This is further supported by our policy towards promotion, incorporating succession-planning linked to appropriate training and development needs, affording all Stonewest staff the opportunity to continually develop and operate at the highest level.
(Image: Leigh Wright, our Quantity Surveyor, receiving his BSc (Hons) Commercial Management with London Southbank University and his HNC in Construction in 2018. Both qualifications were studied for alongside his role with Stonewest. Leigh applied to RICS and is working towards becoming MRICS accredited. Stonewest will continue to support Leigh in achieving this)
CAREERS
Job Vacancies
If you are interested in joining the team, please get in touch and send your CV to info@stonewest.co.uk. Latest Job Vacancies will be posted here.
Seeking on-site experts
In the South East & London - Banker Masons, Fixer Masons, Restorers, Skilled Labourers, Specialist Bricklayers
Stonewest is looking to expand our team of on-site experts with the following roles: Banker Masons, Fixer Masons, Restorers, Skilled Labourers, Specialist Bricklayers.
Note: our team requires Parliamentary clearance in order to work on many of our projects, which we would arrange on appointment.
Work locations can be National but generally in the South East/London.
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Seeking on-site experts
In the Southern Region - Stonemasons, Stone fixers, Heritage Bricklayers, Restorers
Calling all heritage specialists in the South. Stonewest is looking to expand its team of on-site experts in the Southern Region with the following roles:
– Stonemasons, Stone fixers, Heritage Bricklayers, Restorers (Dorset)
– Stonemasons, Stone fixers, (Portsmouth)
Work locations are in the Southern Region, specifically in Dorset and Portsmouth.
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