The voice of education in construction: Alison Watson

During this episode of the Women in BIM Podcast, host Marie Grieve, WIB Global Leadership Team Member and Managing Director of Costello Palmer Communications, talks with an amazing woman who has transformed the way we deliver education in schools to bridge skills and knowledge gaps for the construction industry.
Alison Watson OBE, is the Founder and Chief Executive of Class Of Your Own, the social enterprise which created the award-winning Design Engineer Construct (DEC) education programme.
The two discuss where it all started for Alison with Class Of Your Own, and how it has helped so many young people start a career in the built environment. They discuss the challenges in being heard by those leading the education sector, and the rewards that are gained from helping young people become construction professionals.