These famous people have all trained as an apprentice at some point in their early working lives

Ross Brawn – the F1 Team Director - started his career as an apprentice engineer & worked up to the very top of motorsport Jamie Oliver – celebrity chef – started as an apprentice chef at his parents’ pub & Westminster Catering College Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins & Gabriel Byrne – actors – all began plumbing apprenticeships before they hit stardom

John Frieda – hair stylist – began as an apprentice hairdresser and worked his way to a very successful business including hairdressing, products & research Alexander McQueen and Karen Millen – fashion designers – both embarked on their careers in the fashion industry by taking an apprenticeship Sir Alex Ferguson – football manager – originally worked in a shipyard as an apprentice tool worker. He was such a fan of the apprenticeship ethos that he started the Manchester Utd Apprenticeship programme – counting Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes & David Beckham amongst its successes

Elvis Presley – the King of Rock & Roll (ask your parents!!) – was an apprentice electrician before he made sparks in his singing & film career