Donna Yarwood, from Puffins Childcare at Clyst Heath in Exeter, has joined apprentices across the country in sharing a week in her life online.
She is undertaking a higher apprenticeship in management after completing her advanced apprenticeship in childcare and then management.
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, Donna (@Doowray) is posting updates about her role on Twitter using the hashtag #247Apprentice. Her story, and those of other apprentices around the country, are collected at storify.com/Apprenticeships#stories.
Donna, a childcare centre manager running a team of 17 looking after 55 children, is one of 10 young apprentices from a range of industries who have been posting messages and sharing pictures about their work.
She said: "I hope by posting throughout the week that I will inspire others to join apprenticeships, giving them a chance to grow and learn in a trade that they want to be a part of.
"I wake up every day wanting to go to work and I believe that is because I was given the opportunity to develop through an apprenticeship. I hope by using #247Apprentice I can make others aware that this option is available to all and you can become a highly successful person gaining high quality skills and knowledge."
For full coverage of National Apprenticeship Week in Exeter, don't miss this week's Express & Echo.
