Gordon Brown welcomed four apprentices to Number 10 last week to hear first-hand about how young people are improving their skills.
Read the transcript for the film below:
Gordon Brown:
Sorry you’ve been waiting. Hello. You’re Gareth, or…?
Gareth Moor:
Gareth.
Gordon Brown:
Gareth.
Lucy Rouillon:
Lucy.
Gordon Brown:
Lucy.
Jonathan Pearson:
Jonathan.
Gordon Brown:
Jonathan. And you must be Abigail. How are you doing? So who’s working in the health service?
Lucy Rouillon:
Me.
Gordon Brown:
How do you enjoy it?
Lucy Rouillon:
Very much so.
I’m Lucy Rouillon. I work for the national health service as a support skills advisor. I completed my advanced apprenticeship in two years and got promoted twice. I work with unemployed people, helping them get into employment. I definitely recommend the apprenticeships, as it’s built my future career.
Gareth Moor:
I’ve won the advanced apprentice of the year.
Gordon Brown:
Advanced apprentice. Do you want him to help you as well?
Gareth Moor:
I’m at university, and if I put them all together, I’ll have done my whole house.
Gordon Brown:
So how long will it take?
Gareth Moor:
Hopefully six months. I start in March.
Hi, I’m Gareth Moor from Newcastle. I won advanced apprentice of the year 2007. I’m undergoing an apprenticeship in electrical engineering. Apprenticeships are great. You earn while you learn. You get taught whilst you learn, as well, so if you learn something at college, you can go back onto site and put the theory into practice.
Gordon Brown:
So what’s the next stage of your career? What do you want to do next?
Abigail Kewin:
I’m doing A levels in art and media studies and philosophy at the minute. But I want to go to university and carry on with art.
Gordon Brown:
You want to study art?
Abigail Kewin:
Yeah.
Gordon Brown:
The history of art or as an artist?
Abigail Kewin:
Fine arts.
Hi, I’m Abigail Kewin. I won young apprentice of the year through my BTEC in art and design. I did it whilst doing my GCSEs and it was a lot of hard work, but the experience I gained was worthwhile. I definitely recommend doing an apprenticeship to anyone who wants to do it.
Jonathan Pearson:
Before I started my apprenticeship I was just on the line as a normal worker. After that, I was made deputy lead, so hopefully next it is manager.
I’m Jonathan Pearson from Preston in the northwest. I’ve been invited to see the prime minister for winning the UK apprentice of the year in food and drink manufacturing. Since doing it, it’s obviously given me a promotion, which has opened more doors at my company to hopefully progress and get to where I want to be.
Gordon Brown:
We wanted to celebrate just how many people do well by doing their apprenticeships and you’ve proven that you can actually just keep going and get on and progress and make advances, both in your careers but encouraging other people to do the same, which is going to be really important for the future. Because everybody’s going to need a skill in the future, aren’t they? I’ve just come back from China and India, and they’re competing against us, and we’ve got to have the skills to compete. It’s good to see you.
Abigail Kewin:
Thank you.
Gordon Brown:
And best of luck in your career, and keep doing everything that you’re doing well and keep encouraging other people as well. And the health service will benefit from everything you’re doing, so thank you very much. And we’ll hear about your house. We’ll see you later. Thanks very much. Great to see you all.
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