All this talk about, skills, education, training, a workforce to be proud of is written by people who have absolutely no contact with the real world in any way shape or form.
What am I talking about? Well, let's step back a little. The 17th Edition Regs, the 'new NVQ', the C&G2330. What's the common thread? They are all agreed and consulted with industry. What industry should be the question you ask but you don't, you assume "they" have it all in hand. Truth be told, the industry they consult with are the big BIG boys, not a cross section. They ask the "aristocracy" within the industry, they don't even ask the people who install the stuff, see it everyday, they ask the directors, 90 year old men who haven't seen a construction site for 60 years their opinion. I am ranting now...
So my point? all this talk about getting students to stay on etc. well, watch this space, in 5 or 6 years time we will have exactly the same shortage but with a million partly qualified youths in several crap unrelated subjects with exactly the same prospects as before. As electricians, we will be teaching students to put plugs on for 12 months. Fecking ridiculous.
Tuesday 29 January 2008
Friday 25 January 2008
Yet another age passes
I was reminded about this blog yesterday by one of my students. I intended for it to be some sort of foil to get things off my chest but things have been so disgustingly busy lately I haven't even had time to think about writing stuff down.
It's a crazy situation really, we are still very short staffed, we cannot persuade anybody to come and teach, it's a ridiculous situation to be in and there seems to be no immediate end to it all. On top of this they are bringing a new department manager in and introducing a payscale that seems to discriminate against vocational lecturers. Morale is rock bottom which I suppose doesn't help.
I still get lots of interest through my electrical qualifications website which seems to keep me going but it's a fight and a half to remain upbeat. Maybe my next blog will be sooner than the last and slightly more positive.
Now where did I put that beer...
It's a crazy situation really, we are still very short staffed, we cannot persuade anybody to come and teach, it's a ridiculous situation to be in and there seems to be no immediate end to it all. On top of this they are bringing a new department manager in and introducing a payscale that seems to discriminate against vocational lecturers. Morale is rock bottom which I suppose doesn't help.
I still get lots of interest through my electrical qualifications website which seems to keep me going but it's a fight and a half to remain upbeat. Maybe my next blog will be sooner than the last and slightly more positive.
Now where did I put that beer...
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