Howard Crook has been working with Skanska for over 7 years, helping to design, deliver and develop their 'Future Talent' programme.

Re-Think seeks to build long-term partnerships with the organisations it delivers to. We do this by never taking our relationship for granted and always seeking to develop and improve the programmes. We also realise that economic and strategic areas shift and it is easy to be left with a programme that no longer fits today's world, hence a need to review at all levels.

The Skanska programme seeks to provide opportunities for graduates to come together and share best and changing practices across this large organsation. Above all else graduates on the programme are expected to commit to their personnel development and link development to effectiveness within their roles in the industry.

The programme has gone from strength to strength, originally within one operating area, the programme is now delivered across all areas of the business and is open to a wide pool, not just graduates but those who are identified as the 'future talent' of the business.

This work has given us the knowledge of the construction sector and the pressures and culture within. An understanding further enhanced by other programmes delivered to Bovis, EC Harris and ECH within this sector.