Josh Kirby at The Telegraph reports on Nick Willers from Derby is not a typical 64-year-old.  He runs Little Brewing Company in England with his son, Matt, which produces 4,500 pints a week and employs four.  “I’m a big believer in following your dreams,” he says - and he’s certainly put his money where his mouth is.  In 2020, three years after Willers retired from a career in aerospace, his son approached him with the news that a tiny local microbrewery had been put up for sale.  They decided to purchase and run it together.  “A lot of retirees can find themselves at sea.  I wanted something to keep the brain cells going,” Willers says. “I’d done a bit of homebrewing before - I’d always been interested in beer, but I’d never considered doing it professionally.”  Shortly after Nick and Matt embarked on their journey, they were visiting a local brewery when one of the Staff suggested they undertake a Brewing Apprenticeship.  “My initial response was that I was too old - I was sixty, not sixteen - but they convinced me.  I didn’t realize there was no upper age limit with Apprenticeships.  I was a bit of an outlier in that sense,” Willers laughs, who remains the oldest student the Nottingham-based course has had. “If nothing else, I proved it can be done.”

To Read This Apprenticeship & Training Labor News Story, Go To: ‘I ditched retirement at 62 – and found success in beer’ (msn.com)

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