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pcernie
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31483886And that's how you know he lives in fantasy land. Apart from it sounding like he's been going through the Tory bins, the notion that money is always set aside for training...
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big_D
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Germany is a very big supporter of apprenticeships and they don't have enough businesses with open positions for school leavers to take an apprenticeship.
We have around 55 employees and 10% are apprentices, but we probably get 3 times as many applicants as we take on.
The government subsidises it, but you still have to set aside full time employees to coach them and then you lose them for 1 or 2 days a week for school.
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AlunD
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They will also require 2 A levels to qualify ............. 
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TheFrenchun
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I think apprenticeship is a good thing but, I wonder if they're used to replace permanent staff. I know my brother got fired and replaced after his apprenticeship ended
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big_D
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We keep around 40% of our apprentices. Those that are good stay, those that are bad or just mediocre don't.
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Spreadie
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That's the problem - it opens yet another avenue for companies to exploit, which will reduce the perceived worth of doing an apprenticeship.
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