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AKT.Advance is our learning and professional development programme. It’s built for everyone at AKT II – from your first role to senior positions. Whatever your path, it connects your skills with your ambition and gives you the tools to keep moving forward.
Learning doesn’t stop once you’ve joined us. At every stage of your career, AKT.Advance opens new opportunities.
You can connect with peers through our Next Generation Network, take part in seminars and socials, and sharpen your technical edge with specialist training on software and Eurocodes. Our Technical Excellence lectures give you access to the insight of senior engineers and specialists, while Design Cultures talks aim to spark debate across the practice on research, innovation and complex projects.
And when you’re working towards professional recognition, our institution mentoring gives you one-to-one support from colleagues who have already achieved chartership. From setting objectives to preparing for reviews, you’ll get clear guidance – including tailored support for institutions such as the IStructE, ICE or CIBSE.
We believe development needs direction. Our Technical Competency Framework maps the skills required at every stage of your career. Alongside this, we have developed the Leadership Framework which defines the behaviours that empower you to lead – whether in a project team or across the practice. Together, they give you clarity on what’s expected, and confidence in how to get there.
Progress isn’t left to chance. You’ll have regular quarterly catch-ups to check progress and keep moving forward. An annual review gives space to reflect, reset and plan. When you’re ready, promotion assessments provide a clear, merit-based route to advancement.
AKT.Advance joins the dots. Technical excellence. Leadership. Personal growth. Institutional engagement. Each part supports the others, creating a connected pathway that’s unique to you – and built for your future.
As part of our Design Cultures programme AKT II hosts frequent inspiring lectures by external experts.
