I have a vacancy but no one wants to work!

System

SHIPSHAPE wrote: »

It's safer to drive on a road such as this at 1am than at 7-9am, when more cyclists do.

The trunk road in question has all the artics on it thqat have just come from Ireland. And going North the ones heading for the ferry.

Even seen the mess left when an artic doing 60 sucks a cyclist in? I have and it is not a pretty sight. He only survived 3 days afterwards.

SandC

Sad how attitudes have changed towards what payment should be received for training on the job with college thrown in. YTS was a roaring success back in the 80s. Most of the people I knew who couldn't get a full apprenticeship and who were not going onto further education took this option. They were earning (albeit only £28 a week or whatever) and happy to be doing so. Those of us who went to college were quite envious of them because they were working during the week so got weekends off to spend their dosh while we had to have part time jobs outside of college (cos our parents told us to!).

Now it's considered slave labour as there is no guaranteed job at the end of it.

Having said that I do understand the transport issues - although we managed living in a rural area to get about by bus, lots of the lads had mopeds etc. or plain old lifts from parents. Surely the fact that it's catering means a lot of the work will be outside of office hours so easier surely for parents to give lifts?

Where there is a will there is a way and I have to agree the attitude does seem to be that they want things handed out to them on a plate.

starchild1972

I did YTS in 1988, £29.50 a week. Was never out of work after finishing apart from when I was stuck without transport and when I fell ill. 25 mile bus journey, £8 a week bus fare.
I did learn a lot, retail law, sales of goods act, consumer credit law, employment rights, hygiene rules etc. Now run my own business.
Don't knock these courses!

stephyt23

I thought Apprenticeships were for 16 to 24 year olds?? I did a Travel one at 16 but decided it wasn't for me so did a Childcare one when I was 18, and then because of a work accident I had to leave so I went and did a third one in Business Administration when I was 20.

All three gave me an NVQ Level 2. The Travel one I was on £95 a week working full time hours. Both the Childcare and Admin ones I was on a normal salary. (£7000 for the Chilcare one and £13,990 for the Admin one)

I can't explain why no one has applied. I'm very glad I did mine. I am now looking to train as a Teacher so the Childcare one has helped me enormously. Even the Admin one has helped as I am currently unemployed so am able to try and make use of that one in getting temporary agency work in an office.

hcb42

I dont understand the transport issue with a village pub? Is there no one living in this village?!

I live opposite our village pub, and they have no end of workers from the village itself, I sat in there two nights ago having my dinner, and two applied in the hour I sat there..I expect they are on minimum wage, although I confess I dont know what that is for younger people

Hazz

helencbradshaw wrote: »

I dont understand the transport issue with a village pub? Is there no one living in this village?!

:rotfl:... good point!

My bro is 17 and can't afford to insure a car but he's thinking about a moped and from what he told me they aren't that expensive to insure. This could be an option for the transport issue but it obviously depends on what your offering pay wise and incentives such as a college course, guaranteed job at the end of it etc. as others have said.

cavework

Did an apprenticeship in 1994 ..£140 a week full time work except 1 day release over 2 years plus block release twice a year City and Guilds at the end.
We got £15 a day expenses for attending college but we had to pay for our own exams which were repayed by employer if we qualified.
Are you looking for an apprentice because it is cheap labour? £2.50 is laughable .. how much are you investing for this apprenticeship?
PS if I advertised a job at £2.50 an hour I would be a complete 'plonker' to imagine anyone would even waste the money on a stamp to reply.

Gleeful

Strider590 wrote: »

There's also the issue of the banning of "home economics" in schools for sexist reasons, many youngsters now have never been introduced to that world and have no interest in food, beyond cheesestrings and microwaved chips.

Whu?

It's now called Food Technology at KS3 and Catering at KS4. Every school I have been to does it!

I teach a boy who is a very talented cook, has won local competitions. Shame your job isn't in our area, Posette.

hayton2k3

POSSETTE wrote: »

We keep hearing about young people having no job prospects, but they dont want them!
We have had an apprenticeship vacancy offer going for a few weeks now, to learn food prep and train to be a chef.16-19 is the age range for apprenticeships, but no one has applied. If you can cook in a commercial kitchen you can travel anywhere in world and pick up a job, career for life etc...seems they dont want to work.
I will say we are a village pub and transport is needed but surely, some parents would kill to get their child a job and drive them:j

Are there any other employers out there finding the same problem?

Pay some real money and i'll take it. £95 max per week spending almost that on travel. NO THANKS, i hope no one is silly enough to take it

Person_one

What qualification will the apprentice gain?