plumbers mate wanted

[GQuigley67]

adults should have an income to be able to fund it, where as school leavers dont, that's the way the government will see it

 

[eddiebrown424]

trouble is most adults who are changing careers like me do so because of redundancy / unemployment. I used my money to re-train and get the basics i.e. level 2 cert and NVQ but then cash ran out. Associated costs are living costs which is the support you need from the government. I last entered the trade in 1995 and I completed the ET training whilst on increased benefits which I would gladly work for now. Three years is a long time to support yourself for food mortghage bills life clothes etc.

 

[student plumber]

Made redundant, went to job centre same day I was told before even going home, said I wanted to retrain for something else, said they can't help me. you want a job (full time, no problem anything else forget it). Looking for work spending large amounts of money instead of spending it on training. Looking for part time while studying and they told me to run and jump.

 

[moony]

i done apprenticeship at 27 - full funding for course no help towards my wages for employer

now im an employer i see the best of both worlds and the worst


some 16 yr olds are ultra keen some are dire

most lads over the age of 25 want to work and get somewhere.

but there are bad eggs in all of the age groups.

i can normally tell on the first day whether they are up to much

 

[GQuigley67]

boy i know is half way through his 1st year of apprenticeship at 22, this is a full SVQ3(NVQ down south) apprenticeship so they are not exclusive to school leavers!