Industry Insight: Construction
Department for Education
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About this role
Overview Discover the world of construction in this Industry Insight programme - from traditional trades to innovative tech, this is the industry that’s changing the fabric of our daily lives. Explore how different roles rely on a huge range of skills and technology. Through a five-day placement with a typical company in the industry, you’ll see that construction is much more than the bricks and mortar you might’ve thought it was! What’s Included In this experience, you’ll explore the construction industry - from trades and engineering to data analytics and sustainability management. You’ll discover roles you may not have considered and the various ways to enter them. You’ll complete a series of quizzes and activities to help build your understanding of the industry, finishing the programme with a downloadable certificate.
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Compensation
Unpaid opportunity
Location
Remote (UK)
Remote availablePosted
15 June 2026
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Department for Education
Department for Education hires students into technology-focused teams where software, data, infrastructure, product thinking, reliability, and user impact often matter.
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Preparing for Department for Education
Good preparation includes project evidence, curiosity, debugging examples, teamwork, and being able to explain technical choices clearly.
- Talk through one project in terms of problem, trade-offs, result, and what you would improve.
- Be ready to explain code or data decisions without jargon.
- Connect technical work to users, reliability, security, or business value.
Role overview
About this role
Overview Discover the world of construction in this Industry Insight programme - from traditional trades to innovative tech, this is the industry that’s changing the fabric of our daily lives. Explore how different roles rely on a huge range of skills and technology. Through a five-day placement with a typical company in the industry, you’ll see that construction is much more than the bricks and mortar you might’ve thought it was! What’s Included In this experience, you’ll explore the construction industry - from trades and engineering to data analytics and sustainability management. You’ll discover roles you may not have considered and the various ways to enter them. You’ll complete a series of quizzes and activities to help build your understanding of the industry, finishing the programme with a downloadable certificate.
