Build Up Tassie program offers disadvantaged teens apprenticeship skills and a future
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Cianna Fitzpatrick decided she wanted to be a "tradie lady".
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Tired of sitting at a desk, Cianna Fitzpatrick decided to swap school shoes for steel capped boots.
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The apprentices are helping to build social and affordable housing in Tasmania
The program is part of initiatives run through the Catholic Church
"I went to school one day and said 'I want to be a tradie lady'," she said.
Becoming an apprentice carpenter meant a steep learning curve for the 16-year-old from Clarendon Vale, in Hobart's east.