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Environmental consultants advise on sustainability, including waste management, recycling, flood risk and the effects of climate change.
You'll usually need a degree in environmental science, environmental studies or a related subject like:
Volunteering
Volunteering is a great way of getting experience and a taste of environmental work. It will also give you the opportunity to develop your skills and make contacts. You can get experience by:
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With experience, you could move into an associate role, or senior or principal consultant position. You may also be able to apply for chartered environmentalist status. Other options include lecturing, research or running your own consultancy business.
Sports scientists use knowledge of how the body works to help people improve their health or sporting ability.
Travel agency managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of travel agencies, meeting sales targets and promoting travel products.
Astronomers study the origin and make-up of the universe, including its planets, stars, galaxies and black holes.
Recycling officers promote recycling in the community, and run local recycling schemes.
Customer services managers develop service standards, deal with quality control and manage customer service teams.
Agronomists advise farmers on soil management and crop production.
We are looking for someone that loves working outdoors to train as an Apprentice in gardening and landscaping. You must be prepared for hard physical labour and be able to work from your own initiative. You will also be expected to work in all weathers.
The precise measurements taken by Land Surveyors are critical to every major infrastructure project. On the Crossrail project Land Surveyors calculations enabled the accurate construction of the tunnels to a few millimetres, making sure they joined up with the Station platforms and avoided the vast network of other tunnels beneath London.
TfL is the biggest user of electricity in London (over 1.5TWh per year) and one of the biggest users in the UK. It even has its own power station!
As a member of the team, TfL will give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value. The Project Management community at TfL is made up of over 1400 people, which, combined with the variety of the organisation’s projects, creates huge scope for your professional development. If you are excited by influencing the future of London, then this is the career path for you.
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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