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Being a mum to a three-year-old while training to be an apprentice is no easy feat. Early starts and long days are just the beginning for Piper Shaw, but she’s finding that support at home and in the workshop is making all the difference.

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Starting a new job can be a mix of nerves and excitement, especially when you're stepping into a hands-on trade. For 18-year-old apprentice X’Phia Johnson, her journey into collision repair was full-speed ahead, and she hasn’t looked back once.

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Growing up around four-wheel drives and motorbikes, Ashleigh naturally gravitated toward the automotive world. Eager to learn how to repair the vehicles she loved, she enrolled in a pre-trade course, and it didn’t take long for her to realise she had found where she was meant to be.

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“Watching something come in smashed and making it beautiful again—to know that you can fix something like that—it’s quite cool,” says Natalie, qualified automotive refinisher.

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"Having apprentices is an opportunity for our industry to offer people a rewarding career pathway, which supports their safe and effective work activities through structured learning."

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Kenneth knew that beginning a new career later in life could come with its own challenges. However, he never let age stand in the way of his success. "I started my collision repair apprenticeship when I was 30, and I finished it when I was 35. It’s never too late for anyone—just believe in yourself," he says, encouraging others considering a career change.

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