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17 year old Lewis tries being an apprentice engineer for a day. Lewis gets some helpful advice about how to choose a career from a leading careers mentor, Aimee Bateman. Lewis finds out what employers are looking for from one of Britain鈥檚 leading companies, Rolls Royce. Josh shadows 16 year old advanced technical apprentice Natasha Swan and speaks to her about training to be a manufacturing engineer and being a woman in engineering.

An apprenticeship can be a terrific way into a job, to earn while you learn and can offer a real alternative to University for many young people. With school students now having to stay in full time education or training until the age of 18, this provides plenty of useful advice to those who may benefit from a vocational education setting.