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Apprenticeships: How I went from Parklife to shipbuilding

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When work as a security guard dried up in lockdown, Billie Waugh decided to pursue an apprenticeship.

As a security guard, Billie Waugh worked at festivals like Creamfields, Parklife and Belladrum.Now the 28-year-old is an advanced commissioning apprentice at BAE's shipyard in Glasgow, where she checks Royal Navy ships before they are handed over to clients.PublishedSpeaking to BBC Scotland News to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Billie said that she wished she knew about the opportunity years ago.

In her security jobs, she used radios to communicate during festivals. Now she uses radios in loud ship environments. But despite having had negative experiences in the past, she said she was "pleasantly surprised" by BAE Systems. Gavin Burgess, from Edinburgh, worked nightshift in retail before starting his apprenticeship at age 34.Now he is working with Thomas & Adamson, a property and construction consultants, while studying building surveying at Edinburgh Napier University.

Gavin said it was a great relief to find an option where he could get qualified and gain hands-on experience.

 

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