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‘It may not be seen as cool job but I chose it’: Younger tradesmen on joining industry
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Mr Dilip Dickrose (left) is managing director of mechanical contractor firm JD Waters while Mr Kelvin Wang is a service manager at Accent Engineering.
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SINGAPORE – Mr Dilip Dickrose, 29, gave up his career in media production to become a plumber in 2015 despite graduating with an unrelated diploma in new media.
He is part of a small pool of younger workers in the plumbing industry. While such tradesmen vocations are for now not pursued by many younger job seekers, the tide may soon turn.
