""I was so ecstatic. I'm very grateful to be one of the three up here. Hopefully I can become a lot more influential and inspire people to go down this path and build this sector up. It's amazing.""
""the best of both worlds", and said it balanced learning with hands-on experience. "When I first started carpentry, it was more of a hobby... the more I have been doing this, the more I have started to love it. "I didn't expect to be given so much responsibility so quickly, but it's pushed me to progress faster and explore the many career paths in construction. For now, I'm focused on becoming a qualified carpenter people can rely on.""
""It's not just about passing on technical knowledge; it's a"
A mural on Wood Street, Walthamstow depicts three construction workers to encourage careers in the industry. More than 35,000 construction vacancies exist across the UK, with over half unfilled due to a lack of qualified workers. The government has pledged to train an additional 60,000 engineers, bricklayers, electricians, and joiners by 2029 to tackle skills shortages and boost housebuilding. An apprentice carpenter from Tottenham described his apprenticeship as hands-on learning that accelerated responsibility and career progress. An engineer-educator emphasized a lifelong fascination with making things and highlighted the need for both apprentices and further-education teachers.
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