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It probably does not matter whether your aspirations are to be a secretary, hairdresser or an engineer. Whatever you do, you will find that the people already doing the job are able to do it a lot better than you.  You may be cleverer, better educated and a faster learner but until you actually do the job, you do not have what used to be called "skills".

A growing number of employers have recognized that the only way to get people to fit seamlessly into their organization is to train them.  This is a two-way street because it presumes that the trained person will then contribute to the future of the employing company. It used to be the case that the employer signed a binding contract with the apprentice, or the apprentice's parents if he or she was under-age.

This contract committed the employer to provide training, wages, probably day release and usually a job into the future. Apprenticeships were often for four or five years and so were no small commitment. Many companies took a handful of potential candidates but only offered one apprenticeship per year. With the right company, an apprenticeship of this type was very highly valued. in recent years they have been the subject of scorn, so what has gone wrong?

I would love to hear from any young person that is doing or has completed a trade apprenticeship.

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