APPRENTICESHIPS
Photography apprentice Selin with manager Shahminder
Learning while
building a career
“It is a great way to start your career in your desired workplace. I’m gaining
invaluable experience and will get a qualification,” an apprentice called Selin
told us. Apprenticeships offer a real job with hands-on experience, a salary
and the opportunity to train while you work, reports Lucy Martinez.
S
elin Gurung is an apprentice
at Surindera Studios in
Southall, a photography
and videography business.
He said: “I did a bit of research into
apprenticeships before applying for
one and saw other people’s stories of
how it had helped them, and I thought
it looked like the perfect fit for me.
“The role has been very hands-
on and very varied; and it is a good
alternative to university.”
Apprentices earn while they learn
and do not pay a penny for their
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training, which means that, unlike
university students, they have no debts
to repay when they finish their course.
Apprenticeship roles are available at
Ealing Council and across the borough.
Anyone living in the borough, over
16 years of age and not in full-time
education can apply.
‘I WASN’T SURE WHERE TO BEGIN’
Ealing-based construction company
Adams Renovations has taken on two
business administration apprentices,
Yunus Cengiz and Tia Alexander.
Tia found her placement
via the council’s Ealing
Apprenticeship Network
and said: “I wasn’t
sure where to begin,
so I contacted the
council to get advice.
Ealing Apprenticeship
Network helped
me to write my CV
and prepared me for
interviews. After two
weeks in the programme
I was offered a role here.”