INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE TALENT

Every serious skills strategy depends on the quality of teaching.

Our award-winning Design Engineer Construct! Learning Programme is delivered by exceptional teachers who commit to deep subject knowledge, high professional standards and their continuous development.

Our role is to ensure they are properly supported, connected to industry and equipped to teach the complexity that modern projects demand.

When teachers are respected and resourced, students develop confidence, judgement and a clear understanding of professional responsibility.

Work with DEC schools and build your strong, credible talent pipeline.

DISCOVER DESIGN ENGINEER CONSTRUCT!

Watch Katie Ferreira, DEC Teacher of the Year 2024, and her Year 9 DEC students (age 13-14) at work at Les Quennevais School, Jersey.

How to get involved

ADOPT A SCHOOL

Educate

Your organisation or collective can invest in a long term approach to education through our Design Engineer Construct! Learning Programme.

Employ

Improve economic, social and environmental outcomes in your area, create your own local talent pipeline and offer genuine, meaningful engagement.

‘Adopt A School’ and commit to your chosen school for three years, with a continuing annual legacy contribution.

Your investment supports the delivery of Design Engineer Construct!® (DEC) – our global education programme for the next generation of digitally capable professionals.

DEC provides the most effective, inspirational entry point to a lifetime of progression for young people in the built environment – who will become your future talent.

Ready to supercharge your social impact?

See what our amazing ‘Adopt a School’ Partners are doing with DEC students and teachers. They’re maximising every DEC opportunity by recording evidence for existing contracts and future bids by completing our DEC activity logs.

Supported by world-class industry & education partners, including:

AEW Architects
Ryder Architecture
Hub South West Scotland
Mott Macdonald
Bouygues
Sir Robert McAlpine
Broadway Malyan
Transport for London
Government of Jersey
Skills Jersey
T & G Structural Engineers
Rok Construction
Hoare Lea
TG Escapes
Related Argent
Sigma Capital Group
Rochdale Development Agency
Thomson FM Consultants
Bentley Education
Topcon
Training Qualifications UK
Chartered Institute of Building
Heriot Watt University
Happold Foundation
London Legacy Development Corporation
Turner Townsend
Ballymore
Murphy Philipps
CBRE
Latimer by Clarion Housing Group
TM Ruane
Jacobs
Richard Jackson
Strabag
Kier
University of the Built Environment
Enable
City Hospital Independent Commercial Enterprises

Endorsed by leading organisations, professional bodies and universities, Design Engineer Construct!® (DEC) is our global education programme for next generation Built Environment professionals.

From early years to adulthood, DEC provides children and young people with the most effective, inspirational entry point to a lifetime of progression across a range of careers in architecture, construction, engineering, facilities management, information management, surveying and more.

Introducing your future talent – purposeful, resilient and work-ready.

Look at the work of 11-18 year olds at Stratford upon Avon School – get ready to recruit!

896

Thanks to the direct action of TG Escapes Modular Eco-Buildings, this is how many Stratford upon Avon School students are currently studying Design Engineer Construct!® (DEC)

That’s thousands of hours dedicated to the Built Environment. Your social value calculator might not take this into account – but your ‘ready for work‘ calculator should! This is real learning leading to real life chances. NOW THAT’S IMPACT.

Inspired to get involved?

Discover how you can educate the Future of Construction with Alison, our Founder and CEO

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