A young Pembrokeshire based female plumber will brief a Welsh Assembly Minister about her work tomorrow (12.30pm Tuesday 16th June).Amie Grover of Fishguard will join Carmarthenshire plumber Rosemary Phillips of Swansea in a visit to the Assembly at the invitation of Mid and West Wales AM, JOYCE WATSON.
Local AM JOYCE WATSON had found both young women inspirational and knew that the minister would want to meet them.
Amie Grover, this year's winner of the annual Joyce Watson bursary for second chance students, is training to be a plumber at Pembrokeshire College.
Rosemary Phillips is a plumbing student at Coleg Sir Gar, Ammanford campus, is now finishing her studies, and was her college’s Student of the Year last year.
Joyce said: "I have no doubt that they will both share some great stories and experiences and it will be an opportunity for them to speak to another woman who shares an aspiration to become a plumber.”
Jane Hutt, Minister for Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills, was keen to meet both women at the Senedd and listen to their experiences.
Mrs Hutt said: “I wish Amie and Rosemary every success in their plumbing careers. These two young women have chosen rewarding careers, and I will be interested to hear how they are progressing.”
Mother-of-three Amie Grover from Fishguard won Joyce Watson's 2009 £1,000 bursary to help her complete her Open College Network plumbing course at Pembrokeshire College.
Mid and West Wales AM Joyce Watson launched the bursary scheme in 2007 for students who have returned to learning to study at Pembrokeshire College this year.
The bursary, which Joyce self-funds, was open to anyone who had started a course at the college and was over 21. Joyce was inspired to fund the bursary by her own experience of learning at the college while bringing up a young family.
Single mum Amie, who has three boys under seven, left school at 16, with 11 GCSEs including five As, and worked at a supermarket before her children were born. Since then she has concentrated on bringing up her boys.
Amie decided on a plumbing career because she was practically-minded and good at DIY. She hopes that this career will make sure that her family are financially stable.
Joyce said: "Amie is a real inspiration. She is an excellent student who manages to combine studying with the demands of three young children. She has thought carefully about what she wants to do to improve her family's life. She does not want to be dependent on benefits - she wants to earn a good living and take care of her sons."
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