In 2015, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive realised that with an ageing workforce, they would face a skills shortage which would threaten their ability to deliver good quality service for their residents. Projections showed that this would be more acute in the future so they embarked on an ambitous plan of graduate recruitment to build a resource for the future. Paul will show how they created a new Asset Management Directorate to reflect a modern and active approach to delivering the key functions within the organisation. A critical component has been the establishment of a successful graduate trainee programme which is to recruit 42 Graduates over three years to build a technical resource. A number of them will be assigned to specific areas where it has proved difficult to attract and retain suitably qualified staff.