40 Plumbing Apprentices Started… Only 8 Finished | Daisy Turner

About this episode

Daisy Turner discusses the challenges and realities of plumbing apprenticeships and the trades industry.

Send us Fan Mail This week on Off The Job, Pete and Keiran are joined by Daisy Turner - plumber, gas engineer, award-winning apprentice, and one of the most down-to-earth people we’ve had on the podcast. The conversation gets into the REAL side of getting into the trades, from apprenticeships and college struggles, to plumbing competitions, heat pumps, site life, influencer culture, and why so many people are getting into the industry for the wrong reasons. Daisy talks honestly ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete, Keiran

Guest: Daisy Turner

Topics covered

• plumbing
• apprenticeships
• trades
• influencer culture
• site life

Keywords

• plumbing
• apprenticeship
• gas engineer
• influencer culture
• trades

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Organizations: Trade Apps Ltd

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