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Old 28-05-2008   #18 (permalink)
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Default Re: Building Trade Skills Centre Courses

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Originally Posted by Waddy View Post
Any particular reasons for this?
Because:

A - you dont have experience3
B - you only have underpinning knowledge
C - you dont have the range of skills(only 13 weeks worth) to put this into perspective an apprentice works as a trainee for 4 years, 1 day a week in college. Thats a total 144 days in college and about 750 on site
D - probably more importantly most candidates only leave with a Tech Cert which is not widely recognised

The point about the firms giving you a job at the end i would like to see. if the training centre send 30 students a week how could they possibly absorb that amount? with a down turn in construction work due to the credit crunch i can see people scrathing for work more, who do you think will miss out most?

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