I have been stunned at how many men my age...around 60, come up to work in the power station as there are no young people skilled in the trades due to not taking on apprentices, that's appalling, the issue now is there is a huge gap in the skills market, that's why so many jobs cannot be filled, half the men I see here are not as fit as me
, in fact, one went back home due to being too ill, I had to nurse him for the day and get the local Dr out....(possibly too much pop)
Another issue re jobs and young people is the fact that the building trade etc used to be for the less academic people in life, they had other practical skills but now, even bricklayers have to have much more theory and written skills, its stupid as sometimes the more practical people are not given a chance.
A lot of the small firms that did take on apprenticeship's, cannot afford the time or the effort, that's whats so needed, also a lot of young people are not happy to get paid a very low wage while they are learning...the government need to help young people get back into the work force and learn to value practical skills as much as academic ones!!!