Apprenticeships...

Yeah, Apprenticeships..

Good, bad, cheap labour, informative?

Im sure everyone has a different view on them. Are you an apprentice?

I'm an IT/Web Design Apprentice for a company called Cobus.

Ive also recently came 2nd in the Apprentice of the year awards (Yorkshire & Humber)...

Are any of you guys apprentices?

Lew.

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I'm not an apprentice but my brother is applying to become one (painting and decorating). I think it's generally a good idea if there's a job at the end of it but that's not always guaranteed. With lots of employers shouting out about 'experience', I do think more work experience is required in schools and apprenticeships are a way of doing that.

I started a Level 2 Business Admin apprentice at one of my local councils and its worth it at the moment for me as quite a lot of other places were giving jobs to other people or not being many jobs out there.

The good thing is that it gives good experience & you get out and about doing work.

The bad point is that the money can be rubbish which in my case it is.

Overall though, I think they are worth it as they can lead you into a proper full time job on proper money and its good experience.

I think they should up the wages since they expect us to do the same kinda jobs as the fully employed people.

I know they are training us up, but still, in this day & age, £100 a week doesnt cut it for me.

Lew.

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Originally Posted by LMS16

I think they should up the wages since they expect us to do the same kinda jobs as the fully employed people.

I know they are training us up, but still, in this day & age, £100 a week doesnt cut it for me.

Lew.

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Having said that it is better than the unemployment benefit. I am in favour of Apprenticeships as long they do lead to some long term employment.

I'm not an aprenticeship yet but I live in Humberside/ East Yorkshire too :D

Soon enough I'll be doing an engineering apprenticeship hopefully, the insurance for company is expensive as **** btw

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Originally Posted by iJess

I'm not an aprenticeship yet but I live in Humberside/ East Yorkshire too :D

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Well now you know I came 2nd out of the whole of Yorkshire/Humberside :P

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Originally Posted by Middlesbrough

Soon enough I'll be doing an engineering apprenticeship hopefully, the insurance for company is expensive as **** btw

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The company taking you on should pay the insurance...?

Lew.