Student Profile: Josh

3rd Year carpentry apprentice, Josh, is taking steps to advance his career beyond his apprenticeship.

Originally from Ballarat, Victoria I moved to Brisbane in 2019 to study Theology. After a short while I discovered uni wasn’t for me. I left my studies and began working as a removalist until a client, who liked my work ethic, offered me an apprenticeship.

The best thing about my apprenticeship is doing something I love. Each day I do something different and at the end of the day I get to look back and see the tangible result of my hard work.

The construction industry can have some harsh (Old School) people in it but a lot of those old ways of thinking and doing things have changed as the industry has grown and evolved. Gone are the days where bosses are always hard and cracking onto their boys all the time.

I also run a business called Brisbane Southside Handyman. I perform maintenance and repair work on anything related to a house. For example, painting, plastering, concreting and carpentry. But I'm always open to new challenges and work. Recently, I installed a door on a boat for a client.

What I like about Inscope Training is that I can come into their Training Centre and put into practice the theory I've learnt. Coming from a different training provider that did not do in-house training really makes me appreciate what Inscope does.

I’m already thinking of my future and have enrolled in a Cert IV in Building & Construction. I hope for a future that is less on tools and more in the management field. I'd still like to be onsite, so maybe as an inspector or builder?

This article is part of the Inscope Training Student Profile Series. Contact us if you are interested in learning more about the trade apprenticeship training, we deliver in Queensland and New South Wales.