Apprentice electrician Gemma Scarlett is determined to carve a great career for herself in a sector she loves.
Gemma studied at Barking & Dagenham College one day a week and spent the other four days as part of the mechanical and electrical team at The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.
Keen to encourage other young women to follow in her footsteps, Gemma explains why she enjoys her job so much:
“Being an electrician for me was an excellent career choice; I am naturally very practical, and no two days are the same. It is a very useful trade to have and there is a variety of work that I do daily which makes the job interesting. I am currently working in domestic properties on door entry systems as well as re-wiring vacant and occupied properties for the council. My mum was always encouraging me to get into construction from an early age, as I was always building and fixing things around the house. My dad is happy for me too, as he knows that this is a great opportunity for my future career prospects. I am very optimistic about the future, as long as I keep putting in the hard work. I am currently three years into a four-year Apprenticeship with my final exam being late next year. I want to be really good at my job as an electrician and in the future, I hope to be a manager running my own business.”
