30 October 2008 12:05 AM
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16 May 2008 02:13 PM
Joanne Haynes trained as a florist at Plumpton College in East Sussex. Only a few years after qualifying, she bought the floristry business where she had done her apprenticeship.
16 May 2008 02:11 PM
Craig Peacey, 18, is studying a level three NVQ in wood machining at Webs Training College in Nottingham. He is one of four apprentices in a firm of door manufacturers.
16 May 2008 01:07 PM
Dean Stocking is 19. When he left school, he trained in light vehicle mechanics, but he is now studying for a three-year NVQ in HGV engineering as an apprentice with Essex County Fire Service. The service is one of five in the country to have signed up to a “blue-light scheme” to address skills shortages.
16 May 2008 12:58 PM
Janieann Wightwick, 17, is studying for an NVQ level two in hairdressing at Mid-Kent College. Before she left school she worked in a local hair salon for some extra cash, and is now training full-time at the same salon.
16 May 2008 12:49 PM
Having drifted for a few years after leaving school, Kris Spearing, 21, is studying for an NVQ level two in sea fishing at Whitby & District Fishing Industry Training School
07 April 2008 06:07 PM
An apprenticeship in the motor industry can put you on the road to a huge range of exciting careers.
07 April 2008 03:20 PM
Samantha Godsalve, 20, a former music student is now in her second year of an apprenticeship with an aerospace company, and she is loving it.
01 February 2008 12:00 AM
If we look around us everything we see is all about engineering. Engineering is about working in the real world, making things that make a difference.
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