Follow Towie star Kirk Norcross’s example and start a career as drain engineer
TOWIE regular Kirk Norcross swapped his showbiz life for a new job unblocking drains – and says he has never been happier.
Now you can take the plunge and follow him. Demand for drain engineers has rocketed.
The job has key worker status and firms countrywide are busy recruiting staff.
Among the biggest is Metro Rod, with 44 depots across the UK. The company is now looking for drainage engineers and apprentices.
Experienced engineers need to be 18 or over with a full driving licence to apply. Apprentices can start aged 16.
Qualified drain experts can earn up to £30,000 a year and there is scope to start your own business.
Nuclear option
NUCLEAR engineering firm Assystem is looking to fill hundreds of jobs on new projects to help the country deliver net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Roles include electricians, project managers and design engineers, alongside graduate jobs.
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HIT the road for a new career. There are hundreds of key worker logistics and driving jobs available at .
Inventive award
HOME from uni and twiddling your thumbs? Then try using your skills to win a £30k prize.
The annual James Dyson Award is open to entries from design and engineering students to create a new invention which solves a problem.
One in five past winners have gone on to successfully commercialise their ideas. This year there is a second prize for designs focusing on sustainability. Past winners include a water-cleaning robot and home-compostable plastic made from algae, as an alternative to single-use plastic.
Inventor James Dyson said: “Each year we have been struck by the ingenuity and conscience of young people to solve really big problems.”
- Apply at .
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Picture home as your spa
STRUGGLING with working from home? TV mental health expert Mark Simmonds has a new way to think about it.
Mark, who is also the author of Breakdown And Repair, has worked at home for 20 years.
He says: “Working at home in self-isolation sounds as if you are depriving yourself, doesn’t it? Making sacrifices, being miserable. But what about if you were working in a ‘self-isolation spa’?”
Here he shows you how to create your own little oasis.
- It’s not a spare room, it’s your private office. Put family photographs on the wall, plants on the window sill. Littering your desk with colourful pens and Post-it notes is an instant mood-lifter.
- See the kitchen as a Starbucks. There may be plenty of buzz and movement all around, but nobody is disturbing or distracting you.
- The bedroom is your escape gym. A soft carpet, a wardrobe and a bed frame mean you can carry out 25 different exercises – while only listening to songs you like.
- It’s not your bathroom, it’s your brain and body massage parlour. Have a steaming hot bath every night with a lighted candle and the gentle sound of the radio. Add in a refreshing shower in the morning to wake you up.
- It’s not your garden, it’s your miracle of nature. Soak in the sunshine, watch the flowers blossom, listen to the birds.
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