Ian is doing an Apprenticeship in Plumbing at City College Plymouth which he started after completing his GCSE’s. He has already passed the NVQ level 2, and is now working towards NVQ level 3, in total his apprenticeship will take 4 years to complete.
Ian chose to do an apprenticeship rather than A-levels because he wanted to earn money and gain qualifications at the same time, thereby qualifying debt-free. He spends one day a week in college learning theory and has multiple choice exams to test his knowledge. The rest of the week is spent at work, where Ian is monitored by work based assessors. Onsite, Ian develops his practical skills as well as learning from his colleagues. Ian is proud to work for a renewable energy company which he considers to be the future direction that plumbing will need to take in order to combat climate change.
