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LOCAL APPRENTICE MAKES THE CUT
A local apprentice has joined the elite, having been commended at the prestigious national Young Builder of the Year awards 2010, which took place in London on Wednesday (20/10).
Wayne Pellow (19, from Nelson), left home at an early age and, through his own strength of character, has overcome numerous personal challenges, and now has a bright future ahead of him.
Wayne was unemployed and struggling to find work but, thanks to Lancashire Housing Partnership’s “Building Foundations” pre-employment programme, became a joinery modern apprentice with Thornton Contractors in 2008.
Wayne is one of 32 trainees that have benefitted from the scheme, which provides a range of construction skills, through Calico Enterprises, to help people secure a long-term future in the industry.
Moving forward, Wayne provides a role model for future trainees, a further 32 to be recruited in the next 12 months.
As Wayne looks to the future, he recognises the support he has received:
“Since joining Building Foundations my life has just got better and better. It’s given me everything – the house I live in now, and a career that has given me confidence in myself that I will succeed.
“I've taken responsibility for my life with the support provided. I have a career and a future that will lead on to bigger and better things.
“My ambition now is to be a contracts manager or possibly go into teaching and pass on my skills to others.”
For further information about the success of the Lancashire Housing Partnership programme, or about the Building Foundation's recruitment day on the 10th November 2010, please contact Lorraine Newlove on 01282 686420.
