Ghozer Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 This whole apprentice thing really winds me up... Officially and legally, there's no upper age limit on who can fill an apprenticeship position... However, Purely due to costs, 99.999% of employers limit it to 16-21 or 18-24 Past 24, you have no chance.... there's been LOADS of apprenticeships I would have loved to apply for, but can't because i'm over that age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC33 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Well if they hypothetically got the million unemployed employment at the minimum wage of just over 6 pound per hour,you can't see a problem with that Melthebelll? It's about getting a higher percentage of the masses/slaves working for what amounts to slave labour. This hourly rate of pay amounts to not much more than subsitance living. How would you like to live on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms Macbeth Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Apprenticeships used to be much sought after when I was young. Most young people lived at home with their parents, and getting an apprenticeship usually meant they were learning something that would benefit them once they needed to be earning enough to support themselves. It was often the alternative to staying on at school, one of the main differences then being apprentices got paid. Not a lot, but that was fine, as they were being paid to learn! By the 90s lots of organisations had stopped providing apprenticeships, and only took on skilled people. Of course they cost more, but employers didn't need to train people for 3+ years. Considering the high levels of youth unemployment, if I had children or grandchildren who weren't going on to further education and were looking for work, I'd probably encourage them into apprenticeships. As parents, we expect to support our children until they have the skills and experience to support themselves. Apprenticeships are one way of helping them to achieve independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truman Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Well if they hypothetically got the million unemployed employment at the minimum wage of just over 6 pound per hour,you can't see a problem with that Melthebelll? It's about getting a higher percentage of the masses/slaves working for what amounts to slave labour. This hourly rate of pay amounts to not much more than subsitance living. How would you like to live on it? Why is it worse than students who have to pay to learn...? Isn't the idea of an apprenticeship to be a learning process so you're actually being paid to obtain a qualification.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melthebell Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Well if they hypothetically got the million unemployed employment at the minimum wage of just over 6 pound per hour,you can't see a problem with that Melthebelll? It's about getting a higher percentage of the masses/slaves working for what amounts to slave labour. This hourly rate of pay amounts to not much more than subsitance living. How would you like to live on it? I AM on minimum wage, but I'm over 19 (slightly ) as others have said, generally younger ones are more likely to be A) learning / training and B) living at home with less outgoings but obviously, not all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANGELFIRE1 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 My first wage was £4 10 shillings a week. £4 went to mother, 10 bob spending money. Angel1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I have done work-experience for free, had to somehow find money to make my own way over as well. I don't really see the problem, you have to get on the ladder somehow and if someone is prepared to spend time and energy on ensuring you become adequate in what presumably is quite a difficult job, than they are spending enough on you anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecky Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Why is it worse than students who have to pay to learn...? Isn't the idea of an apprenticeship to be a learning process so you're actually being paid to obtain a qualification.. Do what? I think this thread it little more than a political trolling attempt by an alternative alias created a few days ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SidC Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Apprenticeships teach you skills rather than just knowledge as well as paying. Why would you care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanava Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Apprenticeships teach you skills rather than just knowledge as well as paying. Why would you care? Why would I care about what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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