I think the days of the '£10 ticket' are long gone
Pete, I applaud you and your son And I confidently predict with an attitude like that (and with your support) he will succeed for surewobbly said:He has spoken to maybe 30 local garages for work alongside his college (normal garage work, nothing glamorous), no-one is interested - if you're not already qualified they dont want you, they just arent interested in contributing to anyone's training.
Yet what do I hear 'there arent people with the qualifications' ! So how do you get them, if companies wont take you on...to put this into perspective, I have told him to offer to work for £25.00 a day, and I will pay him £25.00 to top his money up.
Gary Stockton said:If you used an English accent whilst reading mine, that's even funnier! I'm in Scotland, but am from Zimbabwe (via South Africa) so don't sound 'English' at all - nor do quite a few of the guys here .
In fact, I don't think there is a 'definitive' English accent
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wobbly said:My 2p worth....
My lad is 17, he is in the 2nd year at college, doing a level 3 NVQ (equiv to 3 A levels) in Motorsport Engineering, this leads on to 3 year Foundation degree. The course is full time 3 days a week, this leaves him 3 days to work and Sundays off.
He has spoken to maybe 30 local garages for work alongside his college (normal garage work, nothing glamorous), no-one is interested - if you're not already qualified they dont want you, they just arent interested in contributing to anyone's training.
Yet what do I hear 'there arent people with the qualifications' ! So how do you get them, if companies wont take you on...to put this into perspective, I have told him to offer to work for £25.00 a day, and I will pay him £25.00 to top his money up.
He is currently working for one of my mates cleaning garden machinery two days a week, completely disheartened but accepting.
The work experience, possibly leading to a job?, only applies to those on jobseekers, my lad cant even get on a scheme where you work for free because he is trying to get a proper qualification.
F*****g s***e country.
Think we'll go to Aus. and live with Ben.
Pete
Gary Stockton said:Oz is not a lot better - if you're not a pukka Ozzy you're put at the back of the long queue for work. It's nit all 'sunny skies and Chevrolet' to quote an old advert some of you will know. Clearly a sweeping statement - a lot of ifs and buts - location plays a big part, so if you're happy to not live in the bright lights of the east coast you're ok, and if you have skills that are in demand you're usually OK. And if you've enough cash to set up your own business you're ok. But if you don't fit into those groups, life can be tough.
And don't get me started on South Africa
The comment about vocational training has held true for a long time now - where did all the tax breaks for companies offering apprenticeships go? What happened to all the technical colleges and trade schools? Legislated out of existence?? Or is it easier for people to sit back, breed and let the nanny-state tax a dwindling pool of tax-payers more and more heavily to support the 'won't works' while allowing lots of companies all sorts of allowances and timing differences to pay almost 0% tax? - note the 'can't works' are excluded.
Devolution of the NHS? What a good idea - make the swines work properly and be accountable, not just cash-cows for the hangers-on! And make the stupids pay for treatment where the cause is self-inflicted through alcohol, drugs, etc. Why should I pay for others being fools??
I have a problem with people in government who do not have the skills (economic and financial) for the positions they hold. And some single-minded dolts that are clearly only interested in fleecing the system. And this is party-agnostic - it applies to them all.
As for Scottish Independence - if the Labour-living typical Scot thinks things are bad now, wait till they swap Westminster and Sterling for Brussels (or is it really Bonn??) and the decrepit Euro. That will be a big wake-up call!
My jaded tuppence (Sterling)'s worth I'll be better after my next fix and nip ... while waiting for that nice health-visitor to bath me and that other nice lady to bring my dinner ...
ben said:they only want the best people moving to there country, and i imagine by making it so difficult and expensive, it must put all the 5hit heads off going!
Oopsben said:.... then theres english reading writing exams.....
they only want the best people moving to there country......
Crispin said:ben said:they only want the best people moving to there country, and i imagine by making it so difficult and expensive, it must put all the 5hit heads off going!
Not a half bad idea. Someone else should learn from that...