the guillibility of the young, and taking advantage

Originally Posted by timwilky

But how the heck after 3 months training can you compete against a time served etc.

When I was doing my apprenticeship we used to hear stories of companies falling over each other to offer placements to trainees and laying them off once they were time-served because they didn't qualify for 'Skillseeker' funding anymore. Then they would simply get another first year trainee and begin the cycle again because they didn't have to fork out from their own pockets

[SoulKiss]

Just make sure you also keep him away from www.carcraft.co.uk .............

What are you talking about? Carcraft are a reputable business that provide affordable motoring!

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by timwilky

What gets me is he had to do an aptitude test. Pass mark is 40%. He got 85%. something stinks, I have had to replace his leaky radiator valves and replace his shower. He hasn't a clue. yet he gets the "your a natural".

Of course he does, they want his £4K don't they...

Mono means one. And rail means rail. And that concludes our intensive three week course.

[gruntygiggles]

Timwilky, if you really want to get the message across to him, pm me, i'll give you my number and you can get him to call me. I used to work on the Exec Search side of a firm that was contracted to the UK's largest "trainer" for Plumbers........they've been doing it for years and I'd be suprised if it is not the same one your son is dealing with as it sounds exactly the same. I never sold any of those courses as not my thing, but I can tell you now....if your sone had done this 4-5 years ago, he'd have got a decent paying job at the end of it and would also have some sort of protection now as he would be employed, so even if he lost his job he would get redundancy. However, for the last 12-18 months, the plumbing courses are most definately the worst your son can do. They have dropped that standards so that they reach out to a larger demographic and furnish promises of £40k+ to appease the family members that they know will be paying the course fees.

It's ridiculous. If he was interested in a Sparky course, I'd say it was worth maybe looking into as it's not as saturated, BUT....he'd be better off getting a job and doing NVQ's at the same time, C&G's etc and they are all open to all ages.

It's a good job you've got the knowledge and sense to know a scam when you see one. Tell him from someone that knows from the inside.......the major companies offering these courses are laughing and I've heard it said by one of the salesmen that he "feels like he's legally stealing money everytime he sells a course"!

Good luck and give him a kick up the backside. Also the only CC he'll get with Mortgage arrears will have a stupid interest on it so his £4k course will end up costing £6-7k+

[flymo]

Put him in touch with somebody that is a qualified plumber or gas c/h fitter and let them talk it through. He might get the message then.

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by flymo

Put him in touch with somebody that is a qualified plumber or gas c/h fitter and let them talk it through. He might get the message then.

+1

and i thought this thread was a follow up to jamiebridges revelations regarding his g/f's age....

Originally Posted by keithd

and i thought this thread was a follow up to jamiebridges revelations regarding his g/f's age....