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<blockquote data-quote="farmgineer" data-source="post: 7549808" data-attributes="member: 118430"><p>Get him to look at apprenticeships. When I left school I wanted to be a "blacksmith" and there was no way I was going to uni. 15 years later I have an apprenticeship, a HNC, level 2 and 3 NVQ, a BEng Hons in mechanical engineering and a master's in material science. ALL paid for by employer. I'm currently studying for a PhD in the area.</p><p></p><p>I found I enjoyed the work, but all of a sudden the college work linked up with real life. It wasn't about the paperwork then. It was how does stuff work? And how can I make this better? Developing my understanding in a way that was and is useful to me.</p><p></p><p>On the side I farm with my dad and have got a little business where I can use my hands-on skills to make some beer tokens.</p><p></p><p>I really can not recommend apprenticeships enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="farmgineer, post: 7549808, member: 118430"] Get him to look at apprenticeships. When I left school I wanted to be a "blacksmith" and there was no way I was going to uni. 15 years later I have an apprenticeship, a HNC, level 2 and 3 NVQ, a BEng Hons in mechanical engineering and a master's in material science. ALL paid for by employer. I'm currently studying for a PhD in the area. I found I enjoyed the work, but all of a sudden the college work linked up with real life. It wasn't about the paperwork then. It was how does stuff work? And how can I make this better? Developing my understanding in a way that was and is useful to me. On the side I farm with my dad and have got a little business where I can use my hands-on skills to make some beer tokens. I really can not recommend apprenticeships enough. [/QUOTE]
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