Mike's point: whatever happened to sandwich courses? I suppose that they must have died out with tuition fees.
Andy's point: never mind 16 - 17 year olds; what about 8 - 10 year olds? I have carried a knife since then, but we had to be careful in junior school not to be found using them, except of course when doing what was known as handicraft.
I do wonder whether young folk have the same curiosity that I have always had about how things work; and if they don't work, how to fix them. Part of the problem may the the modern trend to replace rather than repair. If good apprenticeships are hard to find, can the same be said of good apprentices?
The armed forces still train in-house so plenty of good engineering apprenticeships there.
Mike's point: whatever happened to sandwich courses? I suppose that they must have died out with tuition fees.
Andy's point: never mind 16 - 17 year olds; what about 8 - 10 year olds? I have carried a knife since then, but we had to be careful in junior school not to be found using them, except of course when doing what was known as handicraft.
I do wonder whether young folk have the same curiosity that I have always had about how things work; and if they don't work, how to fix them. Part of the problem may the the modern trend to replace rather than repair. If good apprenticeships are hard to find, can the same be said of good apprentices?
The armed forces still train in-house so plenty of good engineering apprenticeships there.
