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Into Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeships

There are seats for you at tables you haven’t seen yet

If you told me two years ago that I would have the opportunity to be sitting where I am today, I wouldn’t have believed you. My story was a bit of an unusual one. I was home educated and only went to school post-sixteen. With the way it is, many people have misconceptions about home education and as a result I discovered people had low expectations of me thinking, that I was behind on learning or

April 3 Read more

From being told I would never succeed, to becoming a Female Train Maintenance Technician Apprentice

When my teacher told me, ‘You will get nowhere with those grades’ and ‘You won’t be successful in your dream career’ just weeks before my GCSEs, I initially panicked. But instead of letting those comments defeat me, I chose to use them as motivation to prove them wrong and work even harder toward my dream apprenticeship. Having to decide on your career at 16 can be scary and daunting, I know becau

March 19 Read more

Rejection is Redirection: My Journey to Becoming an Amazon Engineering Apprentice

When I look back at where I started, I often think about the word "no." In the world of careers and education, we are taught to fear rejection. We treat it like a closed door or a sign that we aren’t good enough. But if there is one thing my journey into engineering has taught me, it’s this: Rejection is simply redirection. Today, I am a Mechatronics Engineering Apprentice at Amazon. I spend my da

March 12 Read more

How A Careers Programmes Rewrote Me Into The Person I Am Today | My Journey Into an Apprenticeship

Like most young people at school, I started off my journey as someone who had little interest in my education. Later on throughout that journey I realised who I wanted to be and the steps I need to take to get there. Hey everyone, I’m Faris Kadeb. I’m a Project Engineer Apprentice at Thames Water. I finished my A-Levels in June of 2025 and joined my apprenticeship straight after in September 2025.

February 20 Read more

From Rejection to Opportunity: My Journey into Engineering and Degree Apprenticeships

At 17, I thought I had my future mapped out. I knew I wanted a career that was impactful, creative and challenging. Engineering was the perfect answer… but I also knew university wasn’t the only way to get there. When I discovered degree apprenticeships, the idea immediately clicked: earning while learning, gaining real industry experience, and graduating without student debt. It felt like th

February 3 Read more

How an Injury Changed My Future | My Journey to An Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

For most of my teenage years, my life revolved around balance: not the kind you plan, but the kind you learn through repetition.  During my GCSEs, I was balancing academy training with Harlequins alongside schoolwork. My weeks were structured: wake up, go to school, get home early, drive from Wembley to Surrey with my dad for 3hrs of training and find time to revise wherever I could

January 13 Read more

From Motorsport Dreams to Manufacturing Reality: Why I Chose an Apprenticeship Over University

If you had told me two years ago that I’d be doing an apprenticeship instead of going to university, I would have laughed. I never imagined myself doing an apprenticeship. For most of my school life, university was the only option I considered. It was what teachers encouraged, what friends expected, and what I believed was the key to success. When I told my friends I was going to do an apprentices

December 30, 2025 Read more

From Sceptic to Ambassador: How an Apprenticeship Changed Everything

If you had told me two years ago that I’d become an ambassador for apprenticeships, I would not have believed you. Back then, I saw apprenticeships as a fallback - something you applied to “just in case.” Today, I couldn’t be prouder to say I was completely wrong.   Chasing the “Traditional” Path For as long as I can remember, I assumed my future lay in STEM. I loved maths and problem-solving

December 2, 2025 Read more

From 5 Secondary Schools, College Dropout, NEET and Fired to Engineer and Founder: How I Rewrote My Script

I was the black sheep in my family. Everyone else seemed to be doing well - my siblings were thriving in school or sixth form, my friends all had plans, goals, structure. Meanwhile, I was doing nothing. My routine was simple: wake up, turn on my PC and play games all day. It was the one place I felt in control - a world where nothing was expected of me, and losing didn't feel real.  Before th

October 21, 2025 Read more

Walking into the Uknown: From GCSE Student to being in the TOP 100 Manufacturer 2025...!!

One thing I’ve learned is this: you can’t eat the elephant all in one go 🐘. Take small steps, stay focused, trust the process and never lose sight of the goal. Sometimes, just stepping back and looking at your journey from a fresh perspective helps you figure out your next move. So, here’s mine—and I hope it helps you with yours. 👋 Introduction Hey! I’m Hasiba Nawaz, and I’m coming to the end of m

September 2, 2025 Read more

From Playing with Cars to Making Them: My Story

Whenever I was asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer changed more often than the British weather. One month I dreamed of being a firefighter, the next a pilot. I even considered becoming an accountant at some point because of my love for maths. Through all those ambitions, two things remained constant: my obsession with anything that had wheels or wings, and my love for solving probl

July 21, 2025 Read more

From Uncertainty to Confidence: My Journey Through a Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

When I first started my apprenticeship, I wasn’t new to hard work. I had been working weekends while studying for my Level 3 qualification, eventually stepping into a team leader role in a customer facing role. I was used to managing people, solving problems, and making decisions. Stepping into the world of engineering felt exciting, but also unfamiliar. Everything I had learned in my part-time jo

July 1, 2025 Read more

From High School Struggles to Career Success: My Unconventional Journey

My journey from student to apprentice to apprentice & beyond starts further back than most. I always had something telling me that I wouldn’t go to university full time. At the time I had no idea what it was, and truth be told I’m not fully sure why now. Whatever it is, I’m glad it did tell me and I’m grateful I listened. The best place to start is when I was 13 year old. Young Sam Preston, a

July 24, 2024 Read more