Life as an Apprentice

We want to drive awareness of careers in the Lift & Escalator industry and we thought the best way to achieve this, is by asking you, our budding young Engineers, what it is like to work as an Apprentice.

The competition runs from Monday 20th September to Friday 29th October 2021.

The prizes up for grabs

£500 worth of vouchers

£300 worth of vouchers

£200 worth of vouchers

Entry criteria

We’re looking for a vlog (or series of short videos) or a written diary with photos that showcase what being an Apprentice is all about.

We want to see the diversity of your weekly activities, anything from going out to callouts, to helping install a lift, your in-classroom learning or even your workbook write up sessions.

  • Your entry should be as informative, realistic and as imaginative as possible.
  • Keep references to your company subtle. Excessive mention of your company name and overly drawing attention to your company logo will disqualify you from eligibility.
  • You must submit a video/s OR a written piece with photos.
  • Please note for entries to qualify, singular videos must be around 2 minutes maximum, but you can also upload multiple shorter videos that amount to around 2 minutes maximum (as long as you don’t exceed the upload limit on the entry form).
  • You can upload unlimited images (as long as you don’t exceed the upload limit on the entry form).
  • All photo diaries must have a number in the name of the image and include a word/text document with captions correlating to the photos in a numbered list. If submitting a word/text document with videos, please follow the same process.
  • Please explain your entry on the correlating field on the entry form. For example, “I have submitted 8 labelled videos with a correlating word document for reference.”
  • You need to be a a Lift and Escalator Apprentices (electromechanic) working for LEIA members.
  • You must have approval from your employer before submitting.
  • You must enter using the form below before the 5pm on Friday 29th October 2021.
Read full competition T&C

Entry form

Simply complete this form when you are ready to submit your entry. To upload more than one attachment, just highlight multiple files when choosing them rather than uploading one at a time.



Having trouble entering?

If you are having trouble uploading your competition entry, contact grace@breckenridge.agency

This competition is being run by LEIA and Breckenridge. Breckenridge is LEIA’s digital marketing agency helping them to promote Careers in the Lift & Escalator Industry, specifically Apprenticeships.