Burry Port design and manufacturing business is investing in the future by recruiting a new apprentice.
Josh Palmer, 18, of Burry Port, is already working part-time at specialist tailored sheet metal solutions firm Amcanu.
In September, he will start an apprenticeship linked to a HNC mechanical engineering course at Coleg Sir Gar's campus at The Graig, Llanelli.
We pride ourselves in helping to develop and nurture staff at Amcanu, said managing director Owain Davies.
We already have excellent links with Coleg Sir Gar and recruiting Josh as an apprentice is just another step along the road for us.
We are a go-ahead firm keen to make sure staff get the best training possible and keen to give local youngsters an opportunity to take those important first steps on the job and career ladder.
Josh, a former pupil at Burry Port's Glanymor School, said: I'm very grateful to Amcanu for giving me the chance of an apprenticeship. A HNC qualification is my first target, but I hope to go on to do a degree.
At school, I originally wanted to be an architect, but when I checked things out at Coleg Sir Gar I could see that there was a big demand for engineering skills.
I'm throughly enjoying my time here at Amcanu. I've been working on the punch press and I've also been working on the computer side of things helping to programme the punch press. It's been great fun here.
Amcanu specialises in prouducing acoustic insulated enclosures for use in an industrial environment.

The British Blokart Championships (hosted by the BLSA) are set to return to Cefn Sidan beach from the 28th-30th September.
A Blokart is a type of mini-landyacht which is gaining tremendous popularity due to its relatively low cost and high degree of accessibility for all ages and abilities.

The Pembrokeshire County Show in Haverfordwest is one of the annual highlights of the summer season in West Wales.
And the Burry Port delivery firm Celtic Couriers is there!
APC Overnight and Celtic Couriers are attending the Pembrokeshire Show from Tuesday 14th through to Thursday 16th.
They have the APC Overnight custom-built Strategic Support Vehicle set up at the show to promote their next day delivery business.
The APC vehicle has been attracting a lot of attention during its journey around the country.
All visitors to the stand will receive a warm welcome and go away with APC gifts and information packs.
Clayton Moore, Business Development Manager with Celtic Couriers, said: "We look forward to meeting customers old and new at the show. It promises to be a great event."

The band are looking for pictures that people might have in their home albums of the band from the last 40 years.
The Band's Chairman Graham Howe thought that it would be a "fantastic idea to see if people in the area might have old pictures of the band which we could then put into an exhibition celebrating the 40 years of Burry Port Town Band."
Photographs can be either dropped off at the Saith Gallery, Burry Port which is open from 1pm to 7pm Mondays, 11am to 7pm Tuesday to Saturday and from 11am to 4pm on Sundays for the attention of the band, or emailed tophotos@burryporttownband.co.uk, or if you're on Facebook, they can be added to the band's Facebook page.
Graham added: "We're really looking forward to seeing the pictures people might have taken over the last 40 years and thanks to Roz Moreton of the Saith Gallery for helping us with this project."

The Jenkins Bakery has lent its support to Llanelli Squash Club.
The club fielded five teams in the South Wales and West Glamorgan leagues during last season.
Overall, the season was very successful, with the club benefiting from developing younger players and bringing them into the team.
A club spokesman said: We are very grateful to the Jenkins Bakery, who sponsored kit for all five teams.
The first team played in South Wales premier B division and benefitted from the return of Andrew Neale to the club. Andrew played at No1 string and was unbeaten during the season.
The emergence of Sam Weeds helped keep the team towards the top of the league however the team missed out on promotion to Premier A by one point. The team will be looking to get promotion to the top division in the first half of next season.
The B team had a solid season with Mark Davies and Jeremy Rowlands performing admirably at the top of the order and Sam Weeds again gaining some vital wins. Mark Richards was team player of the year benefitting from his many years experience. Hopefully, Liam Stafford will return to fitness next season and with a full team promotion should be attainable next season.
The C and D teams finished mid table in their respective divisions with Dafydd Parkman showing his potential for the future with good performances. The E team again gave younger players the opportunity to represent the club. Rhys Westcott captained the team and gained some good wins and the Parkman twins showing that the future is looking bright.
Russell Jenkins, the operations director at the Jenkins Bakery, said the firm was delighted to be able to support Llanelli Squash Club.

Pictured are members of the A and B teams along with Russell Jenkins, operations director of the Jenkins Bakery.

Anexciting 1,000 musical bursary prize will be launched next month (September) to honour the man known as Llanellis Mr Music, Gethin Hughes MBE.