Building up to big rush; CONSTRUCTION: Stampede for apprenticeships.Byline: By Jon Griffin AT LEAST six applicants are chasing every construction apprenticeship apprenticeship, system of learning a craft or trade from one who is engaged in it and of paying for the instruction by a given number of years of work. The practice was known in ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as in modern Europe and to some extent vacancy VACANCY. A place which is empty. The term is principally applied to cases where an office is not filled. 2. By the constitution of the United States, the president has the power to fill up vacancies that may happen during the recess of the senate. in the Midlands, a new survey showed today. The severe shortage of opportunities for young people entering the sector is highlighted in figures released today by Construction Skills, the one stop shop for skills and training in the industry. The growing jobs gap has prompted Construction Skills to launch a drive to persuade more employers to commit to skills and training. The organisation is appealing to employers to take on more apprentices with the aim of placing 7,500 across England in construction firms by the end of the year. In England so far this year, over 12,000 candidates have applied to Construction Skills for apprenticeships and thousands more are expected. But to date only 2,400 vacancies have been offered by employers. In the Midlands there are 1,718 candidates currently competing for 253 employer placements. Mick O'Flynn, apprenticeship manager for Construction Skills Midlands said: "There are a quarter of a million construction firms in England, but only a fraction of these are taking on apprentices. "The small businesses that thrive from generation to generation are those that appreciate the value of training and bringing young people into the business from day one. "Unfortunately, many firms still think that taking on an apprentice A person who agrees to work for a specified time in order to learn a trade, craft, or profession in which the employer, traditionally called the master, assents to instruct him or her. is costly or time consuming, or that dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human rates are high. "In fact, with over 75 per cent completion rates, Construction- Skills apprentices are among the best in the industry and we are committed to finding the right apprentice to suit each construction business." Geoff Lister, president of the Federation of Master Builders, said: "We want to see more young people enter construction and for Britain to continue to be one of the world leaders For a list of heads of state, see . World leaders is a MMORPG. The game involves creating a state, joining an alliance and going into war. It is mostly played by players from Israel, China, USA, Britain, Brazil and Saudi-Arabia. in construction professionals. "We are working with our members to dispel the myths surrounding taking on apprentices and also to support those that do. "Only four per cent of companies take on construction apprentices and this varies across the country." |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion