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Tia Steadman 鈥� one of three 六合彩论坛 Welding students soon to start an apprenticeship with leading nuclear services company Cavendish Nuclear 鈥� would like to see more girls go into engineering.

As a young girl Tia, now 20, was inspired to become an engineer by her grandad who worked on the trains.

She joined the level 2 Performing Engineering Operations (PEO) course at the Roundhouse straight after school then moved on to the level 3 in welding as she loved learning to weld while on the PEO.

Tia said: 鈥淭here were only two girls on my level 3 Welding course 鈥� me and my friend Lizzy who is on a welding apprenticeship with Doosan Babcock in the West Midlands.

鈥淎lthough there are more women in engineering these days, it鈥檚 still a career that attracts more boys than girls.

“It would be good to see more girls taking it up but sadly many lack the confidence to do a subject which they see as being more for boys.鈥�

After undergoing a series of gruelling tests and interviews, Tia was awarded one of just 12 places on Cavendish Nuclear鈥檚 national apprentice welder scheme in Somerset and starts her college-based first year in a few weeks鈥� time.

Once she鈥檚 completed that she鈥檒l have three years鈥� welding training on site at UK nuclear power plants.

Tia added: 鈥淚t was a tough application process and I found it so nerve wracking. I was really scared I wouldn鈥檛 get an apprenticeship place but I did get selected.

“What I鈥檓 looking forward to the most as a Cavendish Nuclear apprentice is the chance to train properly and become an experienced welder.

“It鈥檚 early days as yet as I鈥檓 just starting out but I鈥檇 like to progress in the industry and work as a welding inspector.鈥�