The Arcadis Transitions Traineeship, which has hired 10 trainees for 6 months (9 Graduate Engineers, 1 Programme Administrator) is not about 'hiring Refugees' ! It's about inclusive talent attraction. Arcadis is looking for staff. It opened the Traineeships to Transitions to provide 6 month employed Trainee positions to candidates with the required skill base so that after the 6 months they were on a level playing field in the UK, with recent references and recent experience. A business investment not charity.
Arcadis prides itself on “Improving the Quality of Life”, it is our passion and what we do. In response to the European Refugee Crisis, Arcadis Europe wanted to react in a proactive and meaningful way.
Across Europe we have been involved in initiatives such as helping find vacant properties for refugee housing in the Netherlands, offering work experience placements across Europe and many other charitable initiatives donating clothing, materials and raising money for refugee charities.
In the UK we focused our efforts on creating a Traineeship programme with the aim of offering support, development and on the job training to refugee professionals. We wanted to ensure that they were paid fairly for the work they would do and that the programme would be mutually beneficial