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Filmed interviews

Curious to Learn

What the work is actually like, from people doing it, and what an apprenticeship means in practice.

These are national, not local. 4 films from national bodies and training organisations. Nobody in them is from Gloucestershire, and the work they describe is not work happening here. Local accounts are what this page is for, and they are not recorded yet.

In their own words

People describing the job they actually do, and how they got to it.

  • Heat pump engineer: Oliver's and Ben's stories

    National Careers Service · 1:17 · Open on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

  • Why become a heat pump installer?

    Energy Systems Catapult · 1:55 · Open on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

How an apprenticeship works

The mechanics: earning while you train, and what the arrangement is.

  • What is an Apprenticeship?

    Early Careers Worcs · 1:45 · Open on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

  • What is an apprenticeship?

    EC Publishing Ltd Learning Zone · 1:24 · Open on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Nothing loads from YouTube, and nobody sets a cookie, until you press play. The thumbnails are served from this site. Once you do press play, YouTube's own privacy terms apply to the player.

Still to come. First-hand accounts from people already doing the work, in their own words. Interviews recorded with named consent, and a release from each person before their words or face appear.

The training behind these jobs is local, even when the films aren't. Every green course in Gloucestershire, and where it takes you.