You have to know that you like the job

Apprentices in various areas such as bakery, mechanics, and stonemasonry talk about why they chose their particular area of work and how they feel about working in such an area.

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Credits

director

David Haythornthwaite

producer

Elisabeth Knight

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:18:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014737

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Bakers and bakeries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Employment

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Stonemasonry

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Vocational guidance

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Vocational interests

Crafts & Visual Arts → Stonemasonry

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Vocational guidance

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Bakers and bakeries

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mechanics

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1981

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