Taking on an apprentice

[geordie]

Looking to take on an apprentice. Anyone got any tips on what to look for. Going to give the person a trial run and see how they get on.

 

[Ponty Massive]

This is something we are also looking into. Is there any funding or help available from the goverment?

 

[kingeri]

Try your local college, they will likely have plenty of candidates!

 

[telectrix]

used to be a scheme by JCP for anyone over 6 months on dole, you as an employer get £60 a week off JCP to subsidise their wages , for a set number of weeks. don't know if it's still running.

 

[alarm man]

Looking to take on an apprentice. Anyone got any tips on what to look for. Going to give the person a trial run and see how they get on.

take on a 16 yr old kid from school who WANTS to be a spark he wont have a family and kids to support and wont expect 50 k in the first year,no doubt there will be funding..id speak to the training centres and jtl etc

 

[Welchyboy]

I have been looking at this too, I have come to the conclusion I'm going to try someone whose got a little experience of tools etc hopefully around 20 years old and drives then I can mould them a bit, with a 16 yr old apprentice the h&s you have to undertake is silly especially if you go through it with the Jtl
I advertised on the job centre for a trainee and got around 120 cv's the ads only been in there about a week!!
I was thinking around £50 per day 4 days per week what you reckon?
I have a short list and got the first interview on Monday

Things must be picking up a bit for others too now!

 

[i=p/u]

theres a scheme here where if on the dole you get 80 quid subsidy in their wages. you can also keep them on 30hrs per week and if over 25 they can claim tax credits.

does your insurance guys cover another worker??

if your self employed how do take on an apprentice? isit paye? how you put this in place? is is it hassel.

id love to take on apprentice but cant see how it would work? cause i dont know how it works.

and i could probably handle £100 a week max, meaning he'd get his wages every friday

 

[needasparks]

I've had a few over the years and tried all ages, best in my opinion is a 16yr old as they are more likely to stay with you and can be moulded to the way you want things done and all the college is paid for by the goverment. whoever you choose dont bank on getting any payback workwise for a couple of years so it has to be a long term plan you have in doing this.
I did try older people in the past thinking they would be better and not as kid like in there thinking, big mistake. They do the same silly things, cost more in wages (min wage kicks in), you don't get help unless they have been on the dole for 6 months and they will leave you sooner than you think because they are using you.

 

[Octopus]

What a refreshingly positive thread.

At least 3 here looking to take on and train youngsters - good on you for doing this.

 

[Welchyboy]

I've had a few over the years and tried all ages, best in my opinion is a 16yr old as they are more likely to stay with you and can be moulded to the way you want things done and all the college is paid for by the goverment. whoever you choose dont bank on getting any payback workwise for a couple of years so it has to be a long term plan you have in doing this.
I did try older people in the past thinking they would be better and not as kid like in there thinking, big mistake. They do the same silly things, cost more in wages (min wage kicks in), you don't get help unless they have been on the dole for 6 months and they will leave you sooner than you think because they are using you.

I have thought this may be the case, i took on a bloke a little while back he had done a few years at college and had done a few jobs, he called himself an electrician and said he was getting a day rate of £130 a day on agencies so I agreed to this for a few jobs and he was totally useless, work standards were terrible even on basic jobs and when I got rid of him I was still finding his bodges a month later!
It's made me reluctant to take anyone on again now, I would like someone young so you can teach them properly from the start