How Young People Are Building Up Glittering Careers ; Apprentices Are Hard at Work Across Teesside Honing Their Skills and Building Bright Futures. Karen Mclauchlan Take a Look:

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Matthew follows in his father's footsteps ENGINEERING and plumbing are among Redcar and Cleveland College's most popular apprenticeship courses. And for 16-year-old Matthew Storey, right, it was a natural progression.

He decided to follow his dad into the plumbing trade - and began an apprenticeship course at the Redcar college last September supported by his employer, plumbing firm WH Dunn. "I decided to become a plumber as I've always enjoyed doing hands on things and from helping my dad in his work from an early age I knew it was something that I would like to do as a career," said Matthew. "Being an apprentice means that, as well as going to college and learning the skills I need to become fully qualified, I also get to go out and practice these skills in the real world and get experience of what it's like to deal with real life situations." His college study involves learning about water-based plumbing for two years and then he'll do another year on gas appliances before becoming fully qualified.

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How Young People Are Building Up Glittering Careers ; Apprentices Are Hard at Work Across Teesside Honing Their Skills and Building Bright Futures. Karen Mclauchlan Take a Look:

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