Intermediate Apprentice - Jake O’Keefe
- Name:
- Jake O’Keefe
- Employer:
- Mark Wilkinson Furniture
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I started off developing basic skills and slowly progressed through the factory learning about each of the processes involved in furniture making.
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Jake O’Keefe joined Mark Wilkinson Furniture three years ago and is due to finish his Apprenticeship later this year.
He said: “I have always had an interest in design and technology and knew that when I left school that I wanted to work in the industry. I had gained the qualifications I needed to go on a full time course at college. When I saw the advertisement for the Apprenticeship with Mark Wilkinson Furniture it seemed a better route.
“I started off developing basic skills and slowly progressed through the factory learning about each of the processes involved in furniture making.
“I attend college once a week which involves a mix of practical project work and theory. It’s a really comprehensive course so by the end of the Apprenticeship, with on the job training I will have gained a wide range of experience.
“I am a really ‘hands on’ person and so the opportunity to learn whilst working really appealed to me. This has definitely been the element that I enjoyed most about the course as I am learning and practicing new skills every day. I am due to finish my Apprenticeship soon and on completion I hope to continue my career at Mark Wilkinson Furniture.”