It's only a matter of time...

Mottie said:
So they’ll grow their economies while they have a shortage if labour in all sectors eh? Tell us how that works.
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Could it be that they have nationals who are interested in doing something other* than sitting on their arises playing games?

*Why aren't kids interested in Meccano any more?** Why don't schools teach practical skills like woodwork or metalwork. Why does UK made tools fair so badly (except for very specialised tools/machines)?
How many kids 'play' with Raspberry Pi's and actually do something useful with them?

** Stepson was given 2 identical Meccano sets for his 10th birthday - took him several days to realise he could make bigger models by using parts from both sets, His sister worked that out.
 
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Diver Fred said:
Why don't schools teach practical skills like woodwork or metalwork
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Because they got rid of the craft workshops and replaced them with academic classrooms. There are virtually no schools that offer vocational subjects unless they send the students off-site.
 
Thought they could get cheap labour on tap from likes of Poland.
Eu for you, chickens coming home to roost.
 
gant said:
Thought they could get cheap labour on tap from likes of Poland.
Eu for you, chickens coming home to roost.
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kicking them out was going to cure all the issues though.

can you admit yet that brexit didn't do what you and others were led to believe
 
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Mottie said:
Because they got rid of the craft workshops and replaced them with academic classrooms. There are virtually no schools that offer vocational subjects unless they send the students off-site.
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For once I have to agree with you...

I got a good academic qualification, but am grateful for the practical module at a neighbouring tech college which has probably been of more use in the real world.
 
ellal said:
For once I have to agree with you...

I got a good academic qualification, but am grateful for the practical module at a neighbouring tech college which has probably been of more use in the real world.
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Unfortunately, mainstream schools get around £7,000 per pupil. They can't afford my charges. The people I deal with get a MINIMUM of £90k per pupil as they are given 1 to 1 tutoring, sometimes 2 to 1 tutoring because they can be a bit of a handful so the mainstream kids miss out, again, because they are judged not to need off-site vocational training. That is happening all over the country.
 
30+yrs ago I built a Ron Champion 'Locost' car from his book "Build Your Own Sportscar For As Little As £250". A mate owns it now & it's still a work in progress. Don't be fooled, you ain't going to build one for £250, but on the journey I met a few who came close, including a hero of mine & yours formerly F1 driver.

After building it, and very much suffering the euphoria of "I made that" I had a vision of a local youth club type place where once or twice a week you could gather the local yobs together to experience the magic of Ron Champions vision. I had the book, the experience of having built one, the premises, the £money & the will.

Then the 'nay sayers' became involved, do you know that you cannot possibly allow a 14yr old access to a bench grinder, let alone a weapon of mass destruction like a mig welder . . . . . . !
 
Dork Lard said:
Then the 'nay sayers' became involved, do you know that you cannot possibly allow a 14yr old access to a bench grinder, let alone a weapon of mass destruction like a mig welder . . . . . . !
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And you listened to them? Pftt! They can do it nowdays under the right supervision so I’m pretty sure you could have done it 30 years ago.
 
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