Be Part of the Change Episode 4: Reaching Out to Young People - with Lydia McGuinness

The built environment comprises a diverse and exciting range of sectors, but there is still a lack of representation at every level. We want this to change.

‘Be Part of the Change’ is an awareness campaign with the purpose of celebrating the incredible success stories of our under-represented students, apprentices and alumni, as well as highlighting their challenges.

It’s also an opportunity to highlight the positive practices our employers are actioning within their organisations to inspire other companies in their approach.

In the fourth episode of our Be Part of the Change podcast, Drew Greenhalgh, Student Ambassador for EDI at UCEM, is joined by Lydia McGuinness, a Site Manager at Wates and a Young Ambassador for the CLC.

The topics discussed on this episode include:

• How Lydia defied her family’s expectations to enter the built environment
• What motivated Lydia to become the CLC’s People and Skills Young Ambassador
• Why diversity is a crisis, not a competition
• Why construction needs a Royal Navy-style ad campaign

Visit the Be Part of the Change site: https://www.ucem.ac.uk/be-part-of-the-change/