Apprenticeships ?

[Dedworth]

He should get himself a trade like Electrician and apply for Australia at the first possible opportunity

[lordna]

He should get himself a trade like Electrician and apply for Australia at the first possible opportunity

I did a 5 year apprenticeship as an Electrician ...now they do it in about a year and the the would be electricians are next to useless. What with new reulations, Part P etc the whole thing is a nightmare. Avoid being an electrician like the plague.

Anyway if Maths & science isn't his thing then electrical engineering or computers is a no no. Anything interesting in computers is now done in India for rupees and there is no engineering industry here....so stay clear of engineering.

Probably best to go into Management/ business of some sort or Law.

[grahamw48]

I did a 5 year apprenticeship as an Electrician ...now they do it in about a year and the the would be electricians are next to useless. What with new reulations, Part P etc the whole thing is a nightmare. Avoid being an electrician like the plague.

Anyway if Maths & science isn't his thing then electrical engineering or computers is a no no. Anything interesting in computers is now done in India for rupees and there is no engineering industry here....so stay clear of engineering.

Probably best to go into Management/ business of some sort or Law.

Thanks for the advice.

Actually, he is good at both science and maths, but just chose different subjects for his 'A's. Also good at IT, and one of his 'O's is IT-related, plus he has Music Tech at 'A'-level, which involves lots of computer programme-related stuff, so not a deal-breaker. (Me being a dinosaur, a lot of this stuff goes over my head anyway ).

I thought there might be more competition in the business management/law field, plus not as 'transferable, should he wish to work overseas ?

I do take your point about becoming an electrician too. Seems as with a lot of things now, (like 'plumbing') there are different sets of standards.

The aircraft building industry would be another option, and they are advertising apprenticeships.

[Dedworth]

The aircraft building industry would be another option, and they are advertising apprenticeships.

Licensed aircraft engineers are wanted worldwide. A few years ago my mate had some good times in Hong Kong & Singapore before coming back to Heathrow with BA

http://www.britishairways.com/careers/apprentices.shtml

[lordna]

Licensed aircraft engineers are wanted worldwide. A few years ago my mate had some good times in Hong Kong & Singapore before coming back to Heathrow with BA

http://www.britishairways.com/careers/apprentices.shtml

Now thats an idea!.....what about Architects or in Building Services engineering.