Tarmac

Tarmac is a UK construction materials and services business that also acts as an approved apprenticeship training provider, delivering industry-focused programmes for both its own workforce and external employers in the sector. Information available via public pages indicates that Tarmac offers structured apprenticeship pathways at Level 2 for operational roles such as materials processing plant operator, road surfacing operative, and mineral and construction product sampling and testing. These apprenticeships are designed and delivered through its Professional Operator Development Programme (PODP), which combines workshops, e-learning and practical on-the-job training to build job-specific skills, industry competence and safe working practices. Tarmac operates an industry-leading National Skills and Safety Park in Nottinghamshire, providing a large, live-site environment for practical skills development, including mobile plant operations, road building, maintenance and hazard awareness. The company also supports wider industry upskilling through initiatives such as its Blue Circle Excellence College Programme and related e-learning modules aimed at trade students learning about cement, concrete, mortar and lime. Tarmac has been inspected by Ofsted as a main provider and its apprenticeship provision has been graded ‘Outstanding’, and it promotes access to its apprenticeship programmes to other employers across the construction and materials sector.