In article , david@abacus-
nurseries.co.uk says...

What he called for, is more apprenticeships. That means, more
businesses and employers being willing to taking on
apprentices/trainees.

It is already normal practice for apprentices to spend part of their
time working for their employer and the rest at FE college where they
acquire the formal training and certifications. There's no shortage of
FE colleges and courses for apprentices to attend on day or block
release (this has been going on for decades).

The reason there is a shortage of apprenticeships is that Britains
manufacturing businesses and skilled trades have shrunk and much of the
work is done abroad; and businesses that survive are often pared to the
bone with no spare staff to train youngsters from scratch.

Janet

As you say day release has been going on for many years, but that has
not been part of an apprenticeship.

You're out of date. Many apprentices now do day and block release to
college and have done for years, ever since many trades became regulated
and required nationally recognised accreditations.


http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/pa...ticeships.aspx
http://www.myworldofwork.co.uk/what-...apprenticeship


The whole point of this thread was

"The lack of training for careers in Horticulture."

not the entire point, David. It expanded to other trades, and


" I wish we had the
old 'technical colleges' for those who didn't want to go on to
University but did want to make a career that didn't require a
degree."

which is what I responded to.

Janet.