Her profession offers her new work and challenges every day.Īs a tradeswoman, Sandra Hunke is something of a rarity. She says that if you’re the kind of person who dislikes monotony, the sanitary industry is the perfect choice. Having completed her schooling, she tried out various trades and finally became a systems mechanic. “While other girls were drawing flowers on their pads during the handiwork classes, I always wanted to get stuck in straight away.” She never entertained the idea of a career outside the skilled trades.
At school too, her interest in the trades was very evident. Even as a child she knew: “I wanted to be a tradeswoman.” At a young age, she used to stand in the workshop watching her father – a self-employed tiler – at work.
Skilled trade runs like a red thread through Sandra’s life.