Ushaw painter is apprentice of year

A County Durham teenager employed to help maintain the largest seminary in England and Wales has been named Apprentice of the Year

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A County Durham teenager employed to help maintain the largest seminary in England and Wales has been named Apprentice of the Year.

David Mahan, 19, works as a painter and decorator at Ushaw College and has recently completed his NVQ in painting and decorating at New College Durham.

He has been named painting and decorating Apprentice of the Year by New College Durham, where he has been studying for two years to complete his National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Decorative Occupations Level 2 Qualification.

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