Mentoring for people in nonresidential building construction.
Nonresidential Building Construction is a construction field with its own language, its own way in and its own unwritten rules. A mentorhero session puts a mentee in front of somebody already doing that job for 30 minutes, so the questions get answered by a person instead of a search engine. Construction careers are built on who you happen to work beside. Mentoring gives that contact to people without a family in the trade.
- Session length
- 30 minutes
- Cost to the mentee
- Free
- Sector
- Construction
Why a session helps in nonresidential building construction.
The language of nonresidential building construction
A mentee leaves the session understanding the terms used on the job, not a glossary written by somebody outside it.
The route in, said plainly
Which qualifications, tickets or first jobs matter in nonresidential building construction, and which are a waste of money.
Thirty minutes, no cost to the mentee
Short enough that a working mentor can give it, long enough to change what somebody does next.
Somebody who has done the job
Mentors are matched on the work itself, so the person on the call recognises the problem straight away.
The language of construction.
These are the terms that come up in a nonresidential building construction session, and what they mean in practice.
CSCS card
The card that gets you on site, and the first thing anyone asks a new starter for.
Snagging and handover
The last stretch of a job, where reputations are made or lost.
Programme and critical path
The build schedule and the tasks that cannot slip. Site language for priorities.
Subbie and main contractor
Who you actually work for on a site, and who pays whom.
Where the jobs sit.
A mentor can walk a mentee through any of these, from the first job to the one after next.
Apprentice trade
Site operative
Setting out and site engineer
Quantity surveyor
Site manager
Project manager
The questions that come up.
Going from the tools into supervision or management
Which tickets, cards and NVQs are worth the money
Whether to go self-employed or stay PAYE
Moving from residential into civils or fit-out
Getting taken seriously as a young or female site worker
Half an hour is enough for this.
How a job is priced, from take-off to final account
What a site manager expects in the first week
How to move from trade to technical without a degree
Four steps, no cost.
- 01
Say what you do or want to do
Tell us the part of nonresidential building construction you are aiming at.
- 02
We match you
A mentor working in the field, chosen on the job rather than the job title.
- 03
Thirty minutes on video
Bring the questions. No preparation, no cost, no obligation.
- 04
Come back when you need to
Sessions are repeatable as the next decision arrives.
The things people ask first.
Do the mentors actually work in nonresidential building construction?
Yes. Matching is done on the work itself, so the mentor either works in nonresidential building construction now or has spent long enough in it to speak from experience.
What does it cost a mentee?
Nothing. Sessions are funded by our partner organisations, so mentees never pay.
I am changing careers into this field. Is that still a fit?
Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people book. Thirty minutes with somebody inside nonresidential building construction is the fastest way to find out whether the move is right before you commit to a course.
Can employers in this industry offer sessions to their people?
Yes. Partners fund sessions for their workforce, their candidates and their local community, and get live reporting on hours delivered.
Working in nonresidential building construction?
Give 30 minutes as a mentor, or book a session as a mentee. Both start on the same page.