Forty-seven graduates and 14 apprentices have taken the first steps of their real estate careers with Cushman & Wakefield.
The graduates will spend the next two years working towards their Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) qualifications with RICS. The apprentices have a structured five-year programme, including studying part-time for a BSc Real Estate, and will also work towards their APC in their final two years.
Tom Davies has joined the Project Management & Consultancy team in Cardiff. Originally from Wrexham, Tom has a MSc in Commercial Building Surveying from Liverpool John Moore’s University.
The new joiners, selected from around 1,000 applicants, spent their induction week being welcomed to the firm by EMEA Chief Executive John Forrester and Head of UK and Ireland, Colin Wilson, before embarking on a packed schedule of talks, workshops and activities.
This included meeting current graduates and mentors who will provide support and guidance across the programmes. The induction culminated in well-earned activity days split between an It’s a Knockout-style challenge at Allianz Park, home of Saracens rugby club, and Go Ape – a three-hour outdoor adventure featuring rope ladders, zip wires, trapezes and swings.
Rhys James, Head of Cushman & Wakefield’s Cardiff office, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Tom to the Cardiff office. He joins another substantial intake of talented and enthusiastic new graduates and apprentices this year. The progress made by our previous intake bodes well for them, as does our APC success rate.”
Paul Love, Partner, Project Management & Consultancy in Cushman & Wakefield’s Cardiff office said: “We are delighted that Tom has joined our already well-established Project Management & Consultancy team in Cardiff. We act across a broad range of market sectors including occupiers, investors and funding institutions, and Tom will work alongside our existing Surveyors in delivering first class services and solutions to our clients.”
Over the coming two years, commercial pathway graduates will undertake three eight-month rotations across the UK and Ireland business, which might include external secondments or a posting abroad. Those opting for Planning, Project Management, Building Surveying or Quantity Surveying will stay with the same team for the full two years but work with a variety of colleagues to get a full understanding of their chosen career path.