Synopsis
A TeachersTV production showing the day in the life of a mechanic.
- Programme: Further Education
- Episode: Skills for Life in Context: Construction and Engineering
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2009
- Building & Construction
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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