» 11th May 2022
DBS have picked up two awards at this years Nottingham Trent University Apprenticeship Awards 2022
Esme Freitas, Trainee Quantity Surveyor, was awared the First Year Apprentice of the Year Award with DBS taking home the award for Apprentice Employer of the Year (1 - 249 employees).
Esme is currently undertaking her Level 6 Chartered Surveyor (Quantity Surveyor Pathway) Apprenticeship at Nottingham Trent University. The judges stated;
'Esme’s maturity, professionalism and willingness to get involved has seen her achieve a lot in her career at such an early stage, including the advocation, introduction and implementation of 360-degree cameras on site, taking sole commercial responsibility for a project as she began the second year of her apprenticeship and the promotion of apprenticeships, and women in construction, through her participation at career fairs and supporting other apprentices in a mentor and leadership role. She has a very bright future ahead of her.'
DBS were praised by the judges for;
'their long-standing, and continued commitment to apprenticeships and making them a fundamental part of their talent acquisition and workforce development strategy - 46 apprentices across all sectors of the business is testament to this.'