{"id":15932,"date":"2022-12-15T10:12:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T23:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/?p=15932"},"modified":"2023-01-09T13:34:38","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T02:34:38","slug":"commitment-motivation-pay-off-for-taye-state-apprentice-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/commitment-motivation-pay-off-for-taye-state-apprentice-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Commitment &#038; Motivation Pay Off for Taye &#8211; State Apprentice of the Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of our absolute favourite employee stories are the ones that start with being open to a new opportunity and seeing it lead to a successful, rewarding career!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taye Cahoon is the perfect example of this. After attending a TAFE open night, Taye knew he wanted to do an apprenticeship &#8211; but it wasn\u2019t until his career advisor at school let him know about an opportunity in carpentry that he decided to give it a go.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four years later, Taye is still loving his job &#8211; and took home the State Apprentice of the Year Award too!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Join us as we chat to Taye all about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Who Oceanic Building Design are, what they do, and the types of roles on offer.<\/li>\n<li>What a Leading Hand Carpenter does and how Taye got into the industry.<\/li>\n<li>How a careers night at TAFE opened up the sector for Taye and led him into the apprenticeship route as a carpenter.<\/li>\n<li>Why being open to a new pathway in carpentry led Taye into a highly rewarding and enjoyable career &#8211; and all the incredible skills he\u2019s learned so far.<\/li>\n<li>What the apprenticeship pathway looks like and how to get started in construction.<\/li>\n<li>What it was like to win State Apprentice of the Year and be recognised for his work!<\/li>\n<li>The vital importance of looking after yourself &#8211; mind and body &#8211; when you work in the industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taye also shares some great insights into getting into the sector, the hard work it takes to make it a success &#8211; but all the rewards that come with the commitment and motivation to do well!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Find Out More<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A career in the construction industry offers individuals variety and the ability to develop invaluable skills and knowledge that can be continually built upon &#8211; something Master Builders Victoria can definitely help you with!<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more and discover opportunities like Taye\u2019s apprenticeship, head to the dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/explorecareers.emotedigital.com.au\/employers\/mbav\/\">employer profile<\/a> on Explore Careers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"o-fluid-object o-fluid-object--4by3\" data-aspectratio=\"0.66667\"><iframe title=\"Commitment &amp; Motivation Pay Off for Taye - State Apprentice of the Year!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TADstfp_b5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of our absolute favourite employee stories are the ones that start with being open to a new opportunity and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":15933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[23],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15932"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15934,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15932\/revisions\/15934"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/explorecareers.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}