Aspiring to become an electrician. How many young people do?

I appreciate things might have changed a bit, but I recall my careers master (who was an English Lit. academic) being horrified at the thought of me leaving school at 16 to get an apprenticeship - it wasn't what his pupils did, that was something for the thick kids from the local comprehensive school. And to some extent, that's still true as the more likely apprenticeship candidates are now very effectively marshalled, sorted and pushed into university  - leaving the thick kids to do the manual jobs. Different reasons, same outcome to some extent.

Lol ... Although I went to an 'approved' schooI I was turfed out of Friday afternoon games and told I had 3 months to prepare for an Art exam. The 'thick kids' were depatched before they had time for their b*****s to drop.

You were only allowed to go on to study for any exams if the school authority at the time considered you to be a non accademic-risk. The idea of becoming an apprentice was looked on as a rather inferior occupational life choice. So I spent the last 40 years of my life attempting to correct that attitude or provide some equilibrium.

There is always the other side though.

I'm reminded of a saying.....

"There is somebody at the door ma'am."

"Is he a Gentleman?"

"No, he's a Sargent!"


Legh

I appreciate things might have changed a bit, but I recall my careers master (who was an English Lit. academic) being horrified at the thought of me leaving school at 16 to get an apprenticeship - it wasn't what his pupils did, that was something for the thick kids from the local comprehensive school. And to some extent, that's still true as the more likely apprenticeship candidates are now very effectively marshalled, sorted and pushed into university  - leaving the thick kids to do the manual jobs. Different reasons, same outcome to some extent.

Lol ... Although I went to an 'approved' schooI I was turfed out of Friday afternoon games and told I had 3 months to prepare for an Art exam. The 'thick kids' were depatched before they had time for their b*****s to drop.

You were only allowed to go on to study for any exams if the school authority at the time considered you to be a non accademic-risk. The idea of becoming an apprentice was looked on as a rather inferior occupational life choice. So I spent the last 40 years of my life attempting to correct that attitude or provide some equilibrium.

There is always the other side though.

I'm reminded of a saying.....

"There is somebody at the door ma'am."

"Is he a Gentleman?"

"No, he's a Sargent!"


Legh