"As a speedway driver having a trade enables me to learn new skills, to work on my own car and fix it in front of the boys". Hanna can proudly state she is the first female apprentice at Hoffman Engineering in 40 years. Well respected in her workplace Hanna hopes to encourage other women to enter the industry. After getting her trade certificate she plans to go to university to get a degree in engineering. Find out more about being a mechanical engineer (fitter and machinist): http://www.trainingwa.wa.gov.au/apprenticentre/detcms/apprenticeships-and-training/apprenticentre/program-descriptors/apprenticeships/metals-manufacturing-and-services/engineering-tradesperson-mechanical-fitter-and-machinist.en?oid=com.arsdigita.cms.contenttypes.ProgramDescriptor-id-321988