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Two young males, Kieran and Corey,
and their employer, Lucas, are

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are introduced at their workplace,
Roadhouse restaurant.

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Meet Trainee Manager, Kieran Thomas,

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Trainee Chef, Corey Dix

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and Managing Director
of Roadhouse Ltd, Lucas Davies.

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They are asked a series of questions about
the Jobs Growth Wales+ programme.

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What did you do before Jobs Growth Wales+?

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Kieran, a dark-haired young male

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stands behind the restaurant bar polishing cutlery.

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Before starting
Jobs Growth Wales+

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I was in school.
I started my A-levels,

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but I didn’t enjoy it.
I didn’t feel like it was for me.

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Corey, a fair-haired teenager

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prepares food in the kitchen.

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I started working at the Roadhouse
in September.

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Before September I was in school.

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I really liked cooking when I was younger

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and I thought,
I can make a career out of it.

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I prefer learning hands-on
than in school.

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What does a typical day look like for you?

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So typically at the Roadhouse
people come in,

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I serve them, give them menus,
take them to their seats,

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take orders,
a bit of everything really!

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Lucas, the Managing Director,

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stands casually in the middle of the restaurant.

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Kieran started very strong,
he’s very confident.

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He's learned a lot more aspects
than I planned on teaching him initially.

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He's essentially my
Assistant Manager at the moment.

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My favourite thing about being
a chef is I get to learn

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how to cook here and then
I can do it at home.

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What is the biggest benefit of Jobs Growth Wales+?

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It’s really good because
you make money while

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you're learning and working,
which I really enjoy doing.

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Everyone here is really
supportive. We’ve all got really

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nice relationships which is nice.
We all get on really well.

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Each day you learn
something new!

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I think there is a huge incentive
for people to join the scheme

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because you're going to
earn as well as learn.

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I find it really good that
I can make money while learning.

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The team here has supported me,

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I feel more comfortable speaking to people
and my confidence has grown.

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He’s grown in confidence massively.

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True asset to the business.

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I feel he’ll be here
for many years to come.

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What have you learnt since starting
your Jobs Growth Wales+ placement?

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I wasn’t familiar with the bar at all
when I first started,

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so learning that, making different
coffees, different cocktails.

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Doing a bit of bar work
and doing a bit of everything.

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Given the responsibility to close down
the restaurant has given me confidence

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of knowing what I've got to do.

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Would you recommend
Jobs Growth Wales+ to others?

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My brother used
Jobs Growth Wales+

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when he ran the restaurant.

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Some of our strongest staff

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came from that scheme.

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If I was 15-16 again, leaving school,

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I'd look to do a scheme like this
even across a few different trades.

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With this scheme you can learn,

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you can earn a little bit,
you can gain experience.

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Give a few different things a go.

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Fast forward to the good bits
with Jobs Growth Wales+

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Contact Working Wales to find out more