Kickstart your career with a construction apprenticeship: Shane's Story

Shane Routledge-McDonald, 21, is an apprentice site manager with the Berkeley Group working on the creation of 926 apartments at the iconic Prince of Wales Drive development in Battersea. “After school I felt that university wasn’t for me and I wanted to be able to find a way to expand my education while learning something new, and an apprenticeship ticked all those boxes.
“Ever since I’ve been young I’ve had a keen eye for detail and I liked making floor plans for my parents. When I looked into construction, site management suited me and what I wanted to do for a career.”
Shane is studying with Farnborough College of Technology to learn the skills needed to create the Prince of Wales Drive development which includes luxurious resident facilities such as a swimming pool, bar, karaoke room and cinema.
“I’d encourage anyone to become an apprentice because you get paid and you can actually see the job getting done rather than being in a room and someone just talking to you about the subject,” said Shane. “You also gain skills a lot faster and it’s a better route than going to university. I want to complete this apprenticeship and my NVQ and then work up the ranks to become a project director.
“When I wake up in the morning it always puts a smile on my face knowing that I’m not only doing a job I love, but I’m also making my family proud as well.”
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