Camden women in Apprentice final

Just like Sir Alan Sugar's apprentice final, eight women have successfully completed a two week 'Decent Homes' challenge, giving them a taster of the construction industry. One of them, Samantha Grant, showed such promise, wowing everyone she came into contact with, that Lakehouse has offered her a position as Resident Liaison Officer. Samantha is due to start work with Lakehouse later this month.

On 12 June the women celebrated their success at King's Cross Construction's headquarters in Camden, all receiving certificates of achievement, CSCS cards and toolkits, courtesy of Lakehouse. Christine Townley, Director of the Construction Youth Trust, gave an inspirational speech about her career in the industry, encouraging all the women to believe in themselves and take control of their futures.

'Women in construction' was jointly delivered by King's Cross Construction, Lakehouse and Carillion. The women were all provided with some basic training on the installation of kitchens and bathrooms, followed by two-week placements with various Lakehouse professionals to get more hands on experience.

The combination of college and work based learning has given the trainees the chance to experience jobs such as plumbing, tiling and carpentry. Lakehouse is recruiting for ten apprentices in the Camden area to start in September.