I'm so fed up with the government's apprenticeship schemes, they're just a waste of money if you ask me. My son's friend did one and it was just a cheap way for a company to get free labor, he didn't learn anything useful and now he's struggling to find a real job.
It seems to me that the whole system is broken, the companies get a subsidy and the kids get a pat on the back and a fancy certificate that's not worth the paper it's printed on. I'd change it so that apprenticeships are only funded if they lead to a proper qualification that's recognized by the industry, not just some made-up certificate that sounds good on paper.
I think we should be focusing on giving kids a proper education and training them in skills that are actually in demand, instead of just paying companies to take them on and pretend to train them.
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I’ve seen lads come through our canteen after doing these schemes, and they’re no better off than when they started. They’ve been doing basic jobs, nothing that would get them a proper trade, and then they’re back on the dole. We need schemes that actually teach them something useful, not just give companies an excuse for cheap labour.