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Into Engineering and Manufacturing Apprenticeships

One Opportunity Can Change Everything

If you'd asked me few years ago where I'd be today, I definitely wouldn't have said I'd be working as an engineering apprentice, travelling to sites across the UK, and encouraging other young people to consider apprenticeships. Back then, I was just trying to figure out what to do with my future. Like a lot of people, I assumed university was the obvious next step, because that's what everyone aro

September 1 Read more

Designing my own path: My journey as a Mechanical Design Engineering degree apprentice

My journey was never a straight line and extracurriculars never just sat on the sidelines in my life – they were the base to where I am now and who I have become as a person. Every ensemble, orchestra, and club I have joined, every “sure, why not?” opportunity I have committed myself to has really shaped my whole future more than I expected and hopefully others in the future. So, here is my journe

June 15 Read more

From Rejection to Rolls-Royce: My Degree Apprenticeship Journey

My name is Subhaan and I’m doing a Materials Engineering Degree Apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce. I’m writing this blog to share my story about getting into an apprenticeship and to help others also get an apprenticeship. I remember being introduced to apprenticeships in year 10 by a friend - getting a free degree and getting paid at the same time seemed like the greatest thing to me. Deep down it wa

June 10 Read more

Choosing the Right Path, Not the Easiest One

There’s a pressure when you’re starting out in your career to pick something that looks “right” on paper. Stable. Impressive. Clear progression. No questions asked. For me, that started with a Legal Apprenticeship. At the time, it seemed like the sensible option. It was structured, respected and came with a clear professional image. But even early on, something didn’t feel right. I found myself si

May 22 Read more

The Decision That Changed Everything: Rolls-Royce to Bondi Beach

When I was sitting my GCSEs, I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to do with my life. That might sound familiar to a lot of you reading this. Everyone around me seemed to have a plan. Medicine. Law. Teaching. But me? I was what teachers call an "all-rounder." Decent at everything, outstanding at nothing in particular.  I studied maths, physics, and French at A-level (tried to keep my option

May 18 Read more

There are seats for you at tables you haven’t seen yet

If you told me two years ago that I would have the opportunity to be sitting where I am today, I wouldn’t have believed you. My story was a bit of an unusual one. I was home educated and only went to school post-sixteen. With the way it is, many people have misconceptions about home education and as a result I discovered people had low expectations of me thinking, that I was behind on learning or

April 3 Read more

From being told I would never succeed, to becoming a Female Train Maintenance Technician Apprentice

When my teacher told me, ‘You will get nowhere with those grades’ and ‘You won’t be successful in your dream career’ just weeks before my GCSEs, I initially panicked. But instead of letting those comments defeat me, I chose to use them as motivation to prove them wrong and work even harder toward my dream apprenticeship. Having to decide on your career at 16 can be scary and daunting, I know becau

March 19 Read more

Rejection is Redirection: My Journey to Becoming an Amazon Engineering Apprentice

When I look back at where I started, I often think about the word "no." In the world of careers and education, we are taught to fear rejection. We treat it like a closed door or a sign that we aren’t good enough. But if there is one thing my journey into engineering has taught me, it’s this: Rejection is simply redirection. Today, I am a Mechatronics Engineering Apprentice at Amazon. I spend my da

March 12 Read more

How A Careers Programmes Rewrote Me Into The Person I Am Today | My Journey Into an Apprenticeship

Like most young people at school, I started off my journey as someone who had little interest in my education. Later on throughout that journey I realised who I wanted to be and the steps I need to take to get there. Hey everyone, I’m Faris Kadeb. I’m a Project Engineer Apprentice at Thames Water. I finished my A-Levels in June of 2025 and joined my apprenticeship straight after in September 2025.

February 20 Read more

From Rejection to Opportunity: My Journey into Engineering and Degree Apprenticeships

At 17, I thought I had my future mapped out. I knew I wanted a career that was impactful, creative and challenging. Engineering was the perfect answer… but I also knew university wasn’t the only way to get there. When I discovered degree apprenticeships, the idea immediately clicked: earning while learning, gaining real industry experience, and graduating without student debt. It felt like th

February 3 Read more

How an Injury Changed My Future | My Journey to An Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

For most of my teenage years, my life revolved around balance: not the kind you plan, but the kind you learn through repetition.  During my GCSEs, I was balancing academy training with Harlequins alongside schoolwork. My weeks were structured: wake up, go to school, get home early, drive from Wembley to Surrey with my dad for 3hrs of training and find time to revise wherever I could

January 13 Read more

From Motorsport Dreams to Manufacturing Reality: Why I Chose an Apprenticeship Over University

If you had told me two years ago that I’d be doing an apprenticeship instead of going to university, I would have laughed. I never imagined myself doing an apprenticeship. For most of my school life, university was the only option I considered. It was what teachers encouraged, what friends expected, and what I believed was the key to success. When I told my friends I was going to do an apprentices

December 30, 2025 Read more

From Sceptic to Ambassador: How an Apprenticeship Changed Everything

If you had told me two years ago that I’d become an ambassador for apprenticeships, I would not have believed you. Back then, I saw apprenticeships as a fallback - something you applied to “just in case.” Today, I couldn’t be prouder to say I was completely wrong.   Chasing the “Traditional” Path For as long as I can remember, I assumed my future lay in STEM. I loved maths and problem-solving

December 2, 2025 Read more

From 5 Secondary Schools, College Dropout, NEET and Fired to Engineer and Founder: How I Rewrote My Script

I was the black sheep in my family. Everyone else seemed to be doing well - my siblings were thriving in school or sixth form, my friends all had plans, goals, structure. Meanwhile, I was doing nothing. My routine was simple: wake up, turn on my PC and play games all day. It was the one place I felt in control - a world where nothing was expected of me, and losing didn't feel real.  Before th

October 21, 2025 Read more

Walking into the Uknown: From GCSE Student to being in the TOP 100 Manufacturer 2025...!!

One thing I’ve learned is this: you can’t eat the elephant all in one go 🐘. Take small steps, stay focused, trust the process and never lose sight of the goal. Sometimes, just stepping back and looking at your journey from a fresh perspective helps you figure out your next move. So, here’s mine—and I hope it helps you with yours. 👋 Introduction Hey! I’m Hasiba Nawaz, and I’m coming to the end of m

September 2, 2025 Read more