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Foundation Apprenticeship inspires Katie to be a role model

Doing a Foundation Apprenticeship at school gave Katie Phinn the confidence to pursue her dream career while inspiring other deaf youngsters with her courage and determination.

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Foundation Apprenticeships lay tracks for Network Rail Scotland to find future workforce

Foundation Apprenticeships lay tracks for Network Rail Scotland to find future workforce

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Network Rail Scotland: Full steam ahead for Scottish Apprenticeships

Network Rail Scotland: Full steam ahead for Scottish Apprenticeships

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Graduate Apprentice Ciaran’s fresh tech on construction path

Graduate Apprentice Ciaran’s fresh tech on construction path

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Foundation Apprenticeship helps Milo crack business code

Foundation Apprenticeship helps Milo crack business code

Apprentice Ambassador Of The Year Aidan Mcintyre

Aidan turns apprentices into high flyers

Ayrshire’s Aidan McIntyre draws on his passion and experience to go above and beyond to support GE Aviation Caledonian's young apprentice engineers.

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Young carer Lara helping herself through a Foundation Apprenticeship

An apprenticeship in Social Services and Healthcare provided young carer Lara Henderson with excellent grounding to begin studying for her degree in psychology.

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Foundation Apprenticeship put Nathan on road to success

Highland teenager Nathan MacDonald is on track for a career in mechanics thanks to a successful apprenticeship he took at school that led to a job with Inverness Kart Raceway.