Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership
Get Organised - Calderdale and Kirklees Careers Service Partnership
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“Apprentice car technician<br />
I have always been<br />
interested in being a car<br />
technician. My cousin is<br />
one <strong>and</strong> I learned a lot<br />
from him. I helped on the<br />
family car, changing oil,<br />
filters <strong>and</strong> plugs <strong>and</strong><br />
wanted to take it<br />
further. I love watching<br />
gr<strong>and</strong> prix racing so my<br />
dream job would be a<br />
Formula One technician.<br />
“<br />
But, being realistic, Rizwan decided a local garage would have to do to<br />
start with. In Year 10, Rizwan went to a garage on work experience, “I<br />
enjoyed it so much I worked there for free in the school holidays”. Once he<br />
was 16 the garage offered him a Saturday job.<br />
REAL LIFE<br />
Rizwan did so well that the employer decided to offer him an<br />
apprenticeship.<br />
“<br />
I had to go to a training centre for an interview<br />
to sort out the training. They told me to work<br />
really hard for my GCSEs, especially maths <strong>and</strong><br />
science, as I would need these for a vocational<br />
qualification.<br />
Rizwan has now completed the first year of his apprenticeship <strong>and</strong> is<br />
well on the way to a level 2 vocational qualification. He has had two pay<br />
increases <strong>and</strong> has started driving lessons.<br />
“<br />
Rizwan<br />
He has another two years to go before he is a fully qualified technician -<br />
that’s VQ level 3.<br />
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