Skanska UK is working with Multiverse, the training company set up in 2016 by former prime minister Tony Blair鈥檚 son Euan Blair, to develop data skills across the business.
Skanska is tapping into Multiverse鈥檚 new AI offering and expanded Data Academy to help with 鈥渄riving up productivity and ensuring that projects are consistently completed on time, within budget, and to the specified quality standards our customers expect鈥�.
Multiverse courses include Level 3 apprenticeship 鈥楧ata & insights for business decisions鈥�, covering such skills as cleaning, formatting and preparing data. The Level 4 鈥楧ata fellowship鈥� lays the foundation for apprentices to become high-performing analysts and data science professionals.
Sally Scott, director of talent and capability at Skanska UK, said: 鈥淭hrough this partnership we are equipping our people with the knowledge and skills to ensure our projects deliver on time and to cost and quality expectations, making faster, data informed decisions. Our data apprenticeships are now joined by a new AI apprenticeship, enabling more colleagues the opportunity to upskill.鈥�
Operational efficiency director Tom Gould added: 鈥淔rom enhancing project timelines to optimising resource allocation, we recognise the transformative role data has in construction. Working together with Multiverse we are expanding learning opportunities for our people, ensuring we continue to deliver efficient and cost-effective solutions to clients and remain on the leading-edge of an evolving industry.鈥�
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