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Good Practice: Participation in Action - My Life

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After spending two years at Northampton College, I got my Level 3 in Btec art but decided I didn’t want to study this further at university. After worrying about what to do next I turned to one of the advisers at college for help. After talking we came to the conclusion that I should consider an apprenticeship that is office based.

Owen Gaughan, 18, Northampton

After spending two years at Northampton College, I got my Level 3 in Btec art but decided I didn’t want to study this further at university. After worrying about what to do next I turned to one of the advisers at college for help. After talking we came to the conclusion that I should consider an apprenticeship that is office based.

I saw a business administration apprenticeship for Prospects advertised online. I had always wanted to go into this type of work but had never known where to get the experience for working in an office, and after researching the role I applied. I was offered the position and started in September.

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