I don't know if any of you have ever actually sought an apprenticeship. It isn't easy. It's the same problem you've experienced or at least heard of, the classic "5 years experience for this entry-level job."
No one wants to hire a first year apprentice, they're only looking for 2nd or up (or 3rd year if you're in a particularly long apprenticeship like plumbing).
The situation in the trades is actually way worse than "learn to code". Coders tend to come from privileged backgrounds, and the fact that you need a BS degree limits the supply. Becoming a software engineer is still a cushy gig, don't let anyone fool ya.
Trades apprentices are usually either in the family business or using it as a leg up from poverty. Unfortunately that means the bar for treatment is a lot lower.
My dad works for the local council in promoting apprenticeships and the way it works is every business pays in to the scheme because they get no choice, they have to do it. In return they get support for hiring and training an apprentice, the local council pay out of the pot to supplement the wages and they get training materials and other rescources ect. It's like a 40/60 split with the council paying the 60% of wages. And companies still don't fucking do it. It's his job to convince them to use money they've already spent to acquire quality workers. The investment from them on top is really reasonable. Nope, they don't want the expense of training their own workers.
I don't know if any of you have ever actually sought an apprenticeship. It isn't easy. It's the same problem you've experienced or at least heard of, the classic "5 years experience for this entry-level job."
No one wants to hire a first year apprentice, they're only looking for 2nd or up (or 3rd year if you're in a particularly long apprenticeship like plumbing).
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Could it be that some people are limiting our access to the means of production so they can then exploit our labor for their own personal gain? Nah.
The situation in the trades is actually way worse than "learn to code". Coders tend to come from privileged backgrounds, and the fact that you need a BS degree limits the supply. Becoming a software engineer is still a cushy gig, don't let anyone fool ya.
Trades apprentices are usually either in the family business or using it as a leg up from poverty. Unfortunately that means the bar for treatment is a lot lower.
My dad works for the local council in promoting apprenticeships and the way it works is every business pays in to the scheme because they get no choice, they have to do it. In return they get support for hiring and training an apprentice, the local council pay out of the pot to supplement the wages and they get training materials and other rescources ect. It's like a 40/60 split with the council paying the 60% of wages. And companies still don't fucking do it. It's his job to convince them to use money they've already spent to acquire quality workers. The investment from them on top is really reasonable. Nope, they don't want the expense of training their own workers.