My local newsagent is advertising for a 'retail Apprentice'; a placement that will be facilitated by a large national training provider, through a government contract.
A brief chat with the proprieter told me that the successful candidate will - as their 'apprenticeship' - receive training in managing cash, handling food and other retail skills. So, basic employee training then. They will also get a 'retail qualification'. There's no job at the end of it.
This is bullshit, right? It makes a mockery of actual apprenticeships and genuine trades. This is a cynical exploitation of young people with no options; a massaging of employment figures - a young person is going to work for several months on less than minimum wage.
Fuming.
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This is not an apprenticeship!
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shepherdshigh · 24/05/2017 09:44
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