Preston council: English city hopes recovery fortunes lie in Spanish model

"At school I don't think you learn about it a lot," says 23-year-old apprentice bricklayer Lewis Maloney.

"They just push you to go to college, they don't tell you about apprenticeships or other options like that."

Lewis is working on a housing development site about four miles outside of Preston city centre.

While you might find apprentices working in construction across the country, in Preston, something a bit different is happening.