Lee Tucker is a mature age mechanical maintenance engineering apprentice who has landed his dream job with Qantas.
The aerospace industry has always been something that Lee was interested in, and, keen to broaden his skills and knowledge, is why he applied for an apprenticeship with Australia's famous airline, Qantas - an organisation with a great reputation for thorough maintenance training program.
Lee is the epitome of the experienced worker developing new skills - you're never too old to learn or follow your dreams!
Kempsey Metal Kings Maths? Nah. English? No way. Being paid to learn Metalwork? Sweet!
Being paid to learn skills in metalwork - while still at school - is a project Kempsey High School has undertaken in conjunction with local businesses to give kids a broader set of career options for when they leave school.