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Zac Rodes
Zac Rodes
Zac is very keen to get into carpentry and would really like to do an apprenticeship. Initially, he says that his interest comes from his Design Technology classes at school in which he worked a lot with wood. He feels he has always been creative. He studied Graphic Design at college and although he never enjoyed it, he stuck at it and came out with a D grade.

Quick Facts
Age: 18
Home Town: West London
Ambition: To be a carpenter

Interview | Looking Back

Bricking It Interview

Channel 4: What are you hoping to achieve from Bricking It?
Zac: An apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery and an opportunity to progress higher up the construction ladder.

Channel 4: Is it harder than you expected?
Zac: Physically, no. Mentally, yes, because as well as us doing the hands-on work we have to do our portfolios and read drawings.

Channel 4: Do you think Bricking It is helping you to work with other people?
Zac: Yes, we all have to use key skills such as confidence, motivation, tolerance, teamwork etc to help us get through the project.

Channel 4: Can you name two things you personally contribute to the team?
Zac: Here's four: leadership, motivation, teamwork and tolerance.

Channel 4: What have you learnt from Bricking It so far?
Zac: Too much to write down, but the most important thing for me is to be good at what I do - and not some half-trained cowboy carpenter. To be passionate and professional.

Channel 4: What do you think you will do after Bricking It?
Zac: To be taken on by a carpentry company or carpenter who has the time to teach me the skills I need to become a skilled, passionate carpenter who has the opportunity to move higher up in the construction industry.



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