After spending most of my twenties in a job without career prospects, I knew that I wanted to move on to bigger and better things. I had always enjoyed decorating for family and friends, their reviews of my work were always favourable, so I thought I would look into it a bit further.I contacted Ramsay Clay Decorators of Huddersfield who were willing to take me on as an apprentice and that is when I began attending Leeds College of Building.
During my 3-year City and Guilds qualification, I was tutored by Martin Parrand John Stevenson, both fantastic people who were genuinely invested in the development of their students. The theory and practical sessions they delivered were in-depth and showed their great wealth of knowledge and expertise in their field. This has instilled in me a desire to improve my skills and follow their example.
From the start I knew that my goal was to attain my NVQ level 3 and then gain enough experience to eventually go it alone. I sacrificed all my weekends to work for family and friends on the side so that I could progress and hone my skills. This recently paid off as I was confident enough to make the decisionto set up my own business;Lloyd James Decorating. The business is already going from strength to strength and every day I am able to build up on the skills that I have learnt at Leeds College of Building.
Now I am excited for what the future holds and thoroughly enjoy being my own boss!
