In this episode of the EG Property podcast, EG editor Samantha McClary is in conversation with Ros Goode from Avison Young to talk about talent.

The real estate industry offers some tremendous career opportunities but it is struggling to get that message across to a diverse group of potential future leaders.

Many firms operating in the sector have their own apprenticeship schemes in a bid to open up the industry to a wider talent base, but during the Covid pandemic, like many other sectors, has been unable to fully utilise their apprenticeship levy pots.

But there is a way that real estate can help create careers for people in both real estate-linked sectors and beyond - by gifting a proportion of their apprenticeship levy to SMEs through the London Progression Collaboration.

Avison Young signed up to the scheme in March last year and has taken a lot away from being involved in it.

Here Goode talks about how the scheme works and why real estate needs to be more joined up when it comes to bringing a wider selection of talented individuals into its workforce.