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题名：	LATE BLOOMER
正文语种：	eng
摘要：	At the 7 September ceremony at Jaguar Experience, Castle Bromwich, First Group apprentice Thang Tang was shocked when his name was called as the winner in the 2023 Skills Challenge.Recalling the moment, the modest Leeds resident says: "Once all of the apprentice categories had gone, I wasn't expecting anything. So I loosened my tie, undid my top button, rolled up my sleeves and got more casual. So when my name was called out, I was shocked; I didn't know what to say or what to do. Had they got it right?" But there was no mistake; the citation called him an 'outstanding competitor who scored exceptionally highly, particularly considering that he is a first-year apprentice.'A casual observer would not be likely to guess that he is an apprentice, coming as it does after 17 years' employment at First Group, mainly as a bus driver. Tang recalls: "I started with First Group in 2005 part-time, as a temporary job. I wanted to join the fire service, and thought that I would have to wait three or four months to start training. At the time my friend was driving buses, so he said: come drive buses." When the call to join the fire service didn't arrive, he continued to build a varied career at the company, including mentor, staff trainer and supervisor on the traffic/driving side.During the COVID period, he became disillusioned, and decided he didn't want to work in an office any more.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	Transport engineer
期：	Oct.
页码：	33-33