Originally Posted by
unmanned_droid
We're talking about technicians/fitters/mechanics aren't we? Apprenticeships are what is needed, some even degree apprenticeships. The UK isn't set up to train the required amount of people with the required knowledge. Why on earth would we need them, some people that know better decided that it wouldn't be necessary to maintain that capability. Surely they were paid reassuringly enough money to make good decisions that protect capability at the time and in the future. Surely, they knew best.
As you can tell...this sort of thinking f'ing infuriates me, and it is endemic in the UK.
Er, UK companies have some pretty large apprenticeship schemes in the technical field, and they are growing ever larger all the time. BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, MBDA, JCB, JLR, Bentley, Aston Martin, Mclaren, Babcock, Tata Steel, British Steel and Sheffield Forgemasters are just some of the companies who are trumpeting record apprenticeship intakes.