Tiling Apprenticeships - Who's Currently Got An Apprentice?

[Dan]

Do any of you guys have an apprentice? I see threads quite often where established tilers discourage tiling courses that are not involved in apprenticeships, and even sometimes knock the NVQ system. So wondering if any of those guys, or other tilers, have taken on apprentices or considered taking on any at any point in time.

 

[J Sid]

Have tried before, but sadly trying to find someone who is happy to get up in the morning and do a days work is dam near impossible .

 

[Dan]

What area are you in?

I know a dozen around here who would be willing to be a tilers apprentice.

I'm not sure of the financial benefits for a business but at some point you got tax relief or something. If not a grant to help or something.

 

[cam_low]

£1500 grant. iirc

i cant even get my mate who works for me now and again buzzed about tiling. thinks its boring and hes a decorator !!!

 

[Dan]

Christ, what's going on in the world?

What about the guys who are doing courses? I wonder if they ever enquire about and consider apprenticeships?

 

[Ian]

Tried 3, no one seems to want to work these days. A plumber mate of mine has had an apprentice for 18 months now and he reckons it's one of the worst things he's ever done, to be fair the lad is an absolute clown and just doesn't seem to want to learn, he's had so many chances but, seems hell bent on tossing away a great opportunity

 

[cam_low]

Tilers are rare down here (bathroom bashers), if the builders cant get one or wont pay the going rate, you guessed it, they do it themselves which leads to you know what !

 

[White Room]

I thought shortly that any employer will need to contribute to a pension even if theres only employed person....

 

[J Sid]

I think most youngsters are happy to get a girl pregnant, get a free home with beer and *** money, sky telly with a 50" screen, and if they are really ambitious they will knock out another couple of kids and get money for a car and holidays.
Why would they want to work?

 

[gamma38]

None of the kids nowadays want to do a hard days work, Facebook, twitter, internet has turned people into zombies. They all want to earn six figure salaries through the internet and anything else is put into the too hard pile.

 

[Lindsay]

I'm looking at apprenticeships but not sure of the bonus points for the company are. I'd like to find out so I can try persuade them to take me on as I'm over 25 I think the grants don't apply.

 

[MPM]

Hi all,
I did my NVQ level 2 at collage they did not offer level 3 at that time. In my year out of 15 students only 2 in my opinion had the potential for a tiling career, what does that say about the future?

 

[stone tiler]

I keep thinking about taking a kid on (got a kid begging at the mo. nice lad, works hard and can be trusted apparently as he works for a mate day to day labouring) but if I'm honest I'm wondering how it would benefit me. Can't seem to find any info on grants etc so is it just the extra pair of hands I'll get out of it? And what should you be paying an apprentice?
It concerns me that I could be training someone up, funding their mistakes and learning, giving them your time/secrets and tips and after all that a couple of years down the line they leave and become your competition!

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

I keep thinking about taking a kid on (got a kid begging at the mo. nice lad, works hard and can be trusted apparently as he works for a mate day to day labouring) but if I'm honest I'm wondering how it would benefit me. Can't seem to find any info on grants etc so is it just the extra pair of hands I'll get out of it? And what should you be paying an apprentice?
It concerns me that I could be training someone up, funding their mistakes and learning, giving them your time/secrets and tips and after all that a couple of years down the line they leave and become your competition!

It's happened to me a few times, train them up put your time effort and money into them all of a sudden there tilers!..
Won't do it again no loyalty from these youngens now, I'll just take lads on as labourers now and only teach them cutting and grouting. What's the point.
Think it's the same in most trades tbh, train them up look after them and see you later!!..

 

[SCCB]

Hi there my name is Carl Goulden, I'm a lecturer at South and City College Birmingham, at the moment we have 15 apprentices this year and the number is growing. Some of the threads are true in that to get a good hard working apprentice that wants to learn the trade is hard but they are out there ( I know because we have lots here).
I would urge you to ring our team to discus or they will in some cases come out to you, and I think its a lot more for the funding for an apprentice if he/she is 16-24 years old.
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