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Apprenticeship helps 20-year-old turn life around Birmingham apprenticeship helps 20-year-old turn life around
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Ky Shaw (right) has been praised by the mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker (left)Ky Shaw (right) has been praised by the mayor of the West Midlands, Richard Parker (left)
A 20-year-old has landed an apprenticeship working on a new skyscraper after having a difficult time as a teenager.A 20-year-old has landed an apprenticeship working on a new skyscraper after having a difficult time as a teenager.
Ky Shaw from Dudley said he was determined to put himself onto a better path and would now be working as a plumber on the 39-storey tower in Birmingham.Ky Shaw from Dudley said he was determined to put himself onto a better path and would now be working as a plumber on the 39-storey tower in Birmingham.
He said: "I always found it hard to settle and concentrate in a classroom environment and preferred more hands-on learning."He said: "I always found it hard to settle and concentrate in a classroom environment and preferred more hands-on learning."
His behaviour led to him being moved from one secondary school to another and he said: "I got myself into trouble with the police and that was when I realised this was not the way forward."His behaviour led to him being moved from one secondary school to another and he said: "I got myself into trouble with the police and that was when I realised this was not the way forward."
Mr Shaw is working for principal contractor John Sisk & Son at the Moda Living project on Great Charles Street.Mr Shaw is working for principal contractor John Sisk & Son at the Moda Living project on Great Charles Street.
He said it had changed his life for the better, because he was able to learn while earning a living.He said it had changed his life for the better, because he was able to learn while earning a living.
"Securing a plumbing apprenticeship really is a dream for me and I believe that getting on this pathway has kept me out of prison," he said."Securing a plumbing apprenticeship really is a dream for me and I believe that getting on this pathway has kept me out of prison," he said.
Mr Shaw said his ambition was to advance to become a project manager or supervisor and have his own construction business one day.Mr Shaw said his ambition was to advance to become a project manager or supervisor and have his own construction business one day.
"The only way is up," he said."The only way is up," he said.
The West Midlands Combined Authority awarded £100,000 to run a skills hub at the Great Charles Street site, offering people free construction training and a guaranteed job interview at the end of the 20-day course.The West Midlands Combined Authority awarded £100,000 to run a skills hub at the Great Charles Street site, offering people free construction training and a guaranteed job interview at the end of the 20-day course.
Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker said: "Ky is an inspiration to other young people to get themselves the skills to thrive."Mayor of the West Midlands Richard Parker said: "Ky is an inspiration to other young people to get themselves the skills to thrive."
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