The Apprentice Experience - New Documentary Film

Online, February 16, 2012 (Newswire.com) - The Apprentice Experience - new documentary film

In this new video from Building magazine for National Apprentice Week, Steve Hyatt, an internal verifier with CITB-ConstructionSkills, gets some first-hand experience of apprenticeships at the Lead Sheet Association in East Peckham, Kent.

Steve tries his hand at making a lead chimney apron and gets to hear more from both apprentices and employers about why apprenticeships continue to be the preferred route to industry.

Visit: http://www.building.co.uk/conskills to watch the film.
This film is the second in a three-part documentary series entitled 'Under Construction - the Apprentice Experience,' from construction industry bible Building magazine in association with CITB-ConstructionSkills.

In the series three high profile leaders swap their suits and office wear for high visibility jackets and hard hats. Their voyage? To discover what apprenticeships are really like and the contribution they make to the construction industry.

Apprenticeships have long divided opinion. For some young people, they are seen as the soft option to a university education, and in these tough economic times, some businesses consider them to be an expensive luxury.

The series will explore the reality of apprenticeships - whether they are viable for businesses in tough market conditions, whether they really do add value to the industry, and what role they have in helping businesses prepare for the upturn.

For more information about Building contact:
Alison Mee
0207 560 4165
Ali.mee@ubm.com

For more information about CITB-ConstructionSkills contact:
Michelle Cowley
0300 456 5430
Michelle.Cowley@cskills.org

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