A woman who worked on a new building in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is now back teaching the next generation of builders.
Saran Happy Konate has returned to the Build East Skills Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, where she is now working as an apprenticeship technician.
Saran first attended the centre when she took on a formwork apprenticeship, which teaches the skills needed to create and manage formwork, a mould for concrete.
After completing the apprenticeship, Saran worked in the construction industry for five years and qualified as a carpenter.
Now she has returned to Build East to train up the new generation of carpenters.
Saran said: "An apprenticeship is such a great way to get young people into construction.
"You get all the support you need and you feel like everyone is behind you.
"Working on the Olympic Park is incredibly inspiring.
"I worked on one of the new universities that has been built on the park – UCL Marshgate.
"I remember I started in 2019 when the ground was being dug out for the foundations, and it was my first time being on site and I was just so inspired.
"The building opened last year, and to see it full of students is just incredible."
Saran was speaking to mark National Apprenticeship Week, which runs until February 16.
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