So he devised a plan to work for free to get a foot in the door.

It took only a matter of weeks for such initiative and determination to pay dividends in the form of an apprenticeship with Red House Bakery in Maryborough.

Well played Adam.

It's fantastic to see a young person taking their future into their own hands and making things happen.

Such an attitude should be rewarded and let's hope Adam can make a go of his new career.

Absolutely it's not right that young people should feel the need work for free to get such a start in life.

Opportunities should be afforded to them and there must be ongoing debate about how to overcome a concerning trend that Anglicare Victoria chief executive Paul McDonald describes as 'generational unemployment'.

Such a debate needs the involvement of everyone from politicians to community and business leaders and the young people themselves.

Our community will only prosper from such a debate and the opportunity that could flow from taking action.

After all, Adam Golding has proven where there's a will, there's a way.