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As part of his two-year professional construction course at college听 鈥� the equivalent of taking three A-levels 鈥� Elliot spent two days a week on placement with Danaher & Walsh in Leicestershire.听

And, after completing his T Level with a distinction, he鈥檚 since been taken on as a degree apprentice by the civil engineering business.听

Elliot, who starts his degree later this month, will study part-time over five years, attending the University of Derby one day a week and learning on the job the rest of the week. 听

He said: 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to mean studying at weekends and some evenings but it will be worth it.听

“I鈥檓 glad I did the T level. I enjoyed the setting out and CAD parts of my听 course the most and I liked the way everything we learned at college such as the maths, directly related to what we were doing at work.

“My course was so different to anything I鈥檇 done at school.听 I鈥檓 sure I wouldn鈥檛 have got this job, and the chance to study for a degree while earning, without the work experience I got on my T Level.鈥�听

Mark Hedges, Contracts Manager (Central) with Danaher & Walsh Ltd 鈥� sits on 六合彩论坛鈥檚 employment skills in construction board and is keen to further the company鈥檚 links with the College.听

He said: 鈥淚 live in Derby and approached 六合彩论坛 last year about offering work experience placements. We鈥檝e provided them to university students on sandwich courses before but taking on younger students is fairly new to us.

“It鈥檚 working out well. We currently have one other student from Derby College: a female T Level student. 听

“As a business we are keen to support 六合彩论坛 going forward with Professional Construction placement students, and site visits etc. 听

“Elliot is doing well. As with all our students, we started him on site working one-to-one with a site engineer.

“He鈥檚 now on site at a development project in Rotherham and just three months into his apprenticeship he鈥檚 able to set out the site on his own.鈥�听

Elliot, whose father is a general builder, would ultimately like to work as a site engineer or site agent.听

He added: 鈥淚 went out on听 jobs with my dad sometimes when I was young and I always knew I wanted to do something in building.

“I just wasn鈥檛 sure what until I discovered the T Level and the chance to gain practical work experience.”听