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Ibrahim Khan

I can’t believe how far I’ve come. It’s hard to believe that I have now have electricians calling me to ask for advice and my responsibilities keep on growing.
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Bethany-Marie Snell

“I’ve always been a physical learner and I enjoy being very active in my day-to-day, so it felt like the perfect fit for me since day one.”
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Would you recommend a JTL apprenticeship?

Find out what our JTL apprentices have to say!
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George Steel

Dyslexia is no barrier to a successful career in Plumbing, JTL's 2017 MES Apprentice of the Year, George Steel is proof of that.
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Careers as electricians or plumbers are not just for men!

If you think a career as an electrician or a plumber is just for men, think again! Our female apprentices share their experiences of training to become electricians.
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Nathan Pryce

To say that it feels amazing to have won the overall National Apprentice of the Year award is an understatement. I have overcome a lot of personal challenges in my life and, to me, this award is a symbol of how far I have come and all that I have achieved.
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JDL

An apprenticeship sets you up for a lifelong career, not only providing you with the skills and knowledge you need to succeed within the building services engineering sector but with a trade and a qualification that you can always fall back on.
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Jaspal Shergill

I think what makes me slightly different is that I am comfortable with making mistakes. You can only learn by taking risks and by doing things that test your capabilities.
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Elliott Webb

They got the balance right between supervising my work and giving me the freedom and space to work things out on my own.
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Rajan Kudhail

The experience on site was amazing as well as not many providers offer that, and it has helped me to further understand what I want to do in the construction sector.
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Joel Collins

If you do work hard the sky really is the limit. I am now undertaking a degree to further my knowledge even more but have been earning the whole time.
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Lily Clarke

“I would like to be an ambassador for female engineers.”
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Corinna Bailey

“Ignore the naysayers. We women make great plumbers!”
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Shaun Donaldson

“It’s all about taking the initiative as you develop and grow…”
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Karl Rouse

“I just knew an apprenticeship was the right path for me…”
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Jordan Taylor

I wouldn't be where I am now without that traineeship
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Dale Turner

Why I chose an apprenticeship over further education
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Kirsten Hopkins

Why I swapped my accountancy degree for an electrical apprenticeship
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Ben Jenkins

The support from my JTL training officer has probably been the most beneficial part of the whole thing
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D A Woolgar

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Shaheeb Mohammed

What I enjoyed most about my plumbing apprenticeship with Fortem
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Jon Evans

I didn’t have any idea about my career path when I finished school, but the traineeship has set me on the right track.
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Jack Docherty

JTL are most supportive of apprenticeship candidates from start to completion, and in some instances after completion also
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Harry Mason

JTL apprenticeships they provide you with better training... they funded me which means I get a higher level of education...
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Lynne Dickinson

"If I was back at school now, I would probably have followed an engineering route form the very beginning."
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