Programmes for high-school students and new high-school graduates
Our commitment towards new generations as a founding value of our Group, also develops through initiatives aimed at students from high-school and the newly graduated from high-school.
Sharing the know-how, telling the story of the infrastructure sector, and developing the skills required by said sector, all represent an important occasion for Webuild to contribute towards professional orientation and personal growth of the people during this stage of their journey. Aiming at strengthening the dialogue between schools and the work arena, creating opportunities, and developing skills, starting from 2023, Webuild began various initiatives collaborating with Technical Institutes in the territories where it works.
New graduates from high-schools - Initiatives and Webuild programmes
Webuild invests in the future of new graduates from high schools from technical and professional institutes, to whom it offers opportunities to enter the company and grow inside of it, while learning a profession, developing technical skills to reach their potential under the guidance of resources who are experts of the sector.
Working in Webuild means accessing an exciting career in Italian and global construction sites, with the real possibility of professional growth.
By acknowledging the value of the technical skills acquired in training institutes, Webuild offers new graduates from high school the opportunity to put said skills into practice and further develop them, focusing mainly on the following areas of inclusion: Technical Services Department, Construction Department, Plant and Machinery Department, Work Accounting Department.
Who is this for?
New graduates from high school in technical disciplines. Mainly Technical Institutes (CAT), Mechanotronics schools, Technical Institutes CAT with a Geotechnical study course (the old mining schools) and professional schools
What we offer
The onboarding path for new high-school graduates foresees a 6-month extracurricular paid internship, with the possibility of freely residing in a base camp in a construction site and use the canteen service.
Main roles and professional figures that we are looking for
CAT Institute
Works Accountant
The Works Accountant of large infrastructure projects manages and monitors financial activities and costs linked to construction and development projects. He/she is responsible for accurately managing project costs, analysing data, and providing important financial information to support the decision-making processes.
Topographer
The Topographer carried out land surveying, measurement and mapping activities to support planning and the execution of infrastructural construction and development projects. He or she is responsible for acquiring accurate detailed data on the land's features, providing essential information for the design and construction phases.
Production Assistant
The Production Assistant ensures the correct execution of works with regard to the technical/economic goals set while monitoring operations, distributing tasks and activities. Monitors the work's advancement status and draws up daily and weekly construction site activities.
Mechatronics
Site Electrician
He/she carries out technical and management activities concerning electrical plants and site communication ones through planning, selection, supply-related, installation, conduction, maintenance and de-mobilizing activities; he/she supervises plant conditions and that all sector-related regulations are applied; he/she ensures that best practices are applied.
Construction site specialist
He/she takes care of technical and special site plant management related aspects through the design, selection, supply-related, installation, conduction, maintenance and de-mobilizing activities; he/she supervises plant conditions and that are sector-related regulations are applied; he/she ensures that all best practices are applied. Site electrical plant specialist.
Mechanic
The Mechanic starts and controls the functioning of all machines used in the sector and also carries out required maintenance and repairs for construction site works.
Technical Institutes CAT with a Geotechnical study course (old mining schools)
Production Assistant
The Production Assistant ensures the correct execution of works with regard to the technical/economic goals set while monitoring operations, distributing tasks and activities. Monitors the work's advancement status and draws up daily and weekly construction site activities.
Tunnel Production Assistant
The Tunnel Production Assistant ensures the correct execution of tunnel excavations (mechanised with Tunnel Boring Machines - TBMs and with traditional method) in accordance with the technical/economic goals set while carrying out supervision activities of operations, distributing tasks and activities. Monitors the work's advancement status and draws up daily and weekly construction site activities.
Tunnel Operator
Tunnel operators deal with carrying out excavations in various operating phases (i.e. Blaster, miner, driller, jumbo operator, lancet operator, etc)
High-School students - Initiatives and Webuild programmes
"Adotta una scuola" (Adopt a School) project
In 2023, we started a project named "Adotta una Scuola" (Adopt a School) in collaboration with Skilla, a partner of Webuild that also offers the Group its digital training services.
The initiative aims at offering Italian schools a culture between corporate training through eLearning. It allowed us to offer students, teachers and school managers of the Istituto Tecnico CAT (Costruzioni Ambiente e Territorio) Carlo Bazzi of Milan, a catalogue of digital resources for educational purposes aims at developing the skills of our resources. The material offered is also available on the E-learning Library site of Webuild
Build Up
Webuild believes in the importance of preparing new generations so that they can successfully meet the challenges of the work arena, providing high-school students with the opportunity of developing the skills required by the large infrastructure sector. With this aim in mind, we started the "Programma per lo Sviluppo delle Competenze Trasversali" (Development of Transversal Skills Programme), for CAT Technical Schools, Mechatronics and Geotechnical schools in Italy.
During the 2023-2024 school year, schools that adhered to the Build Up Programme will provide students the opportunity of getting into the large infrastructure sector and professions of said sector, through an engaging and stimulating experience, during which they can apply their skills in a real-life context.
Students participate in a challenging project, led by professionals of the sector. This collaboration will provide a precious practical experience and an occasion fro developing the required abilities to meet the challenges of the work arena.
Join us by joining the Build Up Programme and discover the large infrastructure world as you develop the required skills for your future!
Schools wishing to manifest their interest in future editions of the programme can do so .
The "Adotta una Scuola" and "Build Up" projects are part of the activities promoted by the Group that aim at favouring the employment of young talent, like the "Next-Gen" initiative that, through the collaboration and partnerships with schools and universities, promotes professional training paths.