By Pat Bramley, property writer
Clockwise from top left: Pippa Hepworth, Roxy Allen and Bronwen Lohlun, all who work at Inlands Homes Decisions, decisions – this summer’s cohort of school-leavers will know by now whether they want to continue in full time education or get a job. Barbara Hastie, apprenticeship officer at the Construction Industry Training Board, says she didn’t have a clue what she wanted to do when she left school at 16. Now aged 45, she has her own business and, thanks to her lucky stars, she followed her dad’s advice. He persuaded her to take a course in painting and decorating.