Apprenticeships (Employer)

[tomp]

I read somewhere that its £2.60 an hour minimum in the first year!

[murraymint]

Very varied, I am currently working on a project where we have put a new tv aerial on a hotel, then digitally multiplexed some resort channels into this freeview system (running through cat6 from the reception), running that hotel off this system then sending the same signals via fibre optic about a mile and a half to their second hotel, running the second hotel off the aerial on the first hotel, then sending the signals around the compex to about 50 rental properties. We are also putting in about 50 new Panasonic televisions. Then we are turning both hotels and the village wireless for guest internet access.

My company is a Panasonic Service Centre, we are Sky agents, we maintain several housing associations IRS systems, we install CCTV, Commercial Wi-Fi, Satellite broadband, commercial catering equipment, domestic aerials, televisions, Bose dealership etc, etc

I have so much work on and coming up that I seriously need to think about more staff. I am currently working on a deal where we maintain 2000 properties for another housing association, on top of the ones we already maintain. I have also taken on a 5 year programme of work with 4 major contractors. I design and install the commercial stuff and I am having to put people off for months before I can even look at their projects.

Sounds like you need more then two more staff. Good to hear a besiness doin well in these times

[murraymint]

Im currently doing an apprenticeship and I'm on £6 an hour  

Edit: and I'm in my first year

You can be paied as much as they want to pay you but there is a minimum which i think is awfully low in the first year.

Yh that's why I was pritty happy with £6 an hour, was expecting less then half that!

[Kerrse]

When i was an apprentice the standard used to be £29 a week on CITB apprenticeships  if you were lucky your employer would top it up

I did a few different apprenticeships ended up not sticking to any of them as the money was so bad, would probably do it differently if i knew what i knew now 

[JulesS3]

I read somewhere that its £2.60 an hour minimum in the first year!

the first page?

[CJA321]

My first year as a mechanic was £2 an hour 

in scotland they pay you whatever they want untill your 19 or second year....

So yeah, £40 An hour labour for £2 an hour pay. Was on £80 for 40 hour week. and this was only 3 years ago!!!!

Lotta money to be made outa poor youngsters 

[Podge92]

put it this way, im 19 i work in scotmid, and walk out with roughly 190 a week. My mate 2nd year mechanic is walking out with much less then that for a 60 hour week.

my dream job was a mechanic...this put me off

im guessing the jobs you have going are down in england?

[X01X]

Incase anyone near me reads this and needs aprrentices. I'm currently training as a mechanic and about to finish my second year.

Need someone to take me on to to do my third and fourth year and after them for full time work etc.

If anyone is interested drop me a message.
 

[emery1990]

Murray, if your over a certain age then that £2.90 doesn't apply, pretty sure thats just for 16-17 years old then more for 18 year olds then more for 19 untill your 21? then its normal minimum wage. I think.

[murraymint]

O right didn't know that, just thort all apprenticeships pay Was crap. I'm 20 btw started when I was 19