Case study: Craig

Swinton: trainee builder

As a young lad I was really lost and took a couple of wrong turns. I just never got the guidance to get my life sorted, I didn’t feel I had any opportunities. I got to a point that I really needed a job to move on. My advisor, Barry, really helped me improve my skills and gain my confidence back. It has been like a new lease of life and now I feel excited about my future and I’m really keen to try new things. Through Skills and Work I’ve gained really valuable training and achieved my Construction skills certificate, which accredits me to work on building sites. The training has really made me push myself and I’m proud of my achievements.

Barry was great. He is really understanding and really sees your point of view. I feel I can call him whenever I have any problem and I know that he is there for me.

I now work in construction and soon I’ll start a job as a gym instructor. It feels great to have options!

This page was last updated on 3 October 2009