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Ryan and Reece's stories

Ryan Hughes, Reece Williams and tutor N Hudson, building a future in construction at Kier Sheffield.

Ryan
Hello my name's Ryan Hughes and I'm 15 years old and I'm doing painting and decorating at Kier Sheffield. I usually get here for about 8:20 - 8:30 and start at 9:00 and finish at 3:05.Reece
I'm Reece Williams; I'm 15 and I'm taking joinery. I've been doing it for a year now and this is my second year.Tutor
Generally, the construction industry is crying out for pre-trained people basically. It's not much use sending lads onto a site at 16 or 17 years old without a clue of how to conduct themselves and how to basically get on, especially in health and safety matters.Reece
The first year, I did bricklaying, when you just build walls and corners. Did joinery and just made basic boxes, then I did painting.Tutor
We find out whether they're good visually, auditorially. Most of them come up good with the auditory and kinaesthetic, which means they are good with their hands and good at listening. When you show them how to do it, they can pretty much do it in a couple of weeks. They'll take it on board.Reece
Well, hopefully, this course will help me get to college to do what I want to do and hopefully I'll go to university and then find a job.Ryan
I thought it would be really hard at school, when I first started with brickwork, and felt really nervous and then I just got into it and I thought it was easy.Tutor
They will come out with a lot of life skills and things that are relevant to today's working life and construction-orientated skills too.Reece
Sometimes it's quite strict but it's only for our own safety though, at the end of the day.Ryan
I really get on with the people at the course. They're kind and you can have a laugh with them. They're hard working people. You get told to do things here but it's more laid back. You can have a talk to your tutor first and then do something. Like with your teacher it's not as easy as that. Tutor
Hopefully when they do eventually achieve their qualification they'll go on to work either in the construction industry or working for a smaller business, within the construction industry, and then go on to work for themselves maybe. That's the best bet as far as I'm concerned. Nobody wants to work for ‘the man' when you can work for yourself.

Ryan
Hello my name's Ryan Hughes and I'm 15 years old and I'm doing painting and decorating at Kier Sheffield. I usually get here for about 8:20 - 8:30 and start at 9:00 and finish at 3:05.

Reece
I'm Reece Williams; I'm 15 and I'm taking joinery. I've been doing it for a year now and this is my second year.

Tutor
Generally, the construction industry is crying out for pre-trained people basically. It's not much use sending lads onto a site at 16 or 17 years old without a clue of how to conduct themselves and how to basically get on, especially in health and safety matters.

Reece
The first year, I did bricklaying, when you just build walls and corners. Did joinery and just made basic boxes, then I did painting.

Tutor
We find out whether they're good visually, auditorially. Most of them come up good with the auditory and kinaesthetic, which means they are good with their hands and good at listening. When you show them how to do it, they can pretty much do it in a couple of weeks. They'll take it on board.

Reece
Well, hopefully, this course will help me get to college to do what I want to do and hopefully I'll go to university and then find a job.

Ryan
I thought it would be really hard at school, when I first started with brickwork, and felt really nervous and then I just got into it and I thought it was easy.

Tutor
They will come out with a lot of life skills and things that are relevant to today's working life and construction-orientated skills too.

Reece
Sometimes it's quite strict but it's only for our own safety though, at the end of the day.

Ryan
I really get on with the people at the course. They're kind and you can have a laugh with them. They're hard working people. You get told to do things here but it's more laid back. You can have a talk to your tutor first and then do something. Like with your teacher it's not as easy as that.

Tutor
Hopefully when they do eventually achieve their qualification they'll go on to work either in the construction industry or working for a smaller business, within the construction industry, and then go on to work for themselves maybe. That's the best bet as far as I'm concerned. Nobody wants to work for ‘the man' when you can work for yourself.