The apprentices at Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) in Lowestoft - a leading provider of innovative offshore, marine and energy solutions - have all gained hands-on experience and professional qualifications without taking the traditional university route. Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewables Services (Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewables Services)Colin Yaxley, managing director at Seatrium ORS, said: "Vocational qualifications are far wider than hard hats and tools, bricklayers and plumbers. Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) (Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS))Miss Reeder said: "I wish I had known about the apprenticeship route and this type of apprenticeship when I was at school. Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) (Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS))Miss Floyd said: "If I'd known there was a vocational route into a role like this, I probably wouldn't have gone to university. Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS) (Image: Seatrium Offshore Renewable Services (ORS))The former Sir John Leman High School and Lowestoft Sixth Form College student left the University of Exeter after a year studying Business Management to pursue a finance career.