Worker shortage........... need a job

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Thor1950 said:
Read this Canada needs workers with skills

BBC News - Booming Canada recruits British and Irish workers
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Eligible Occupations.

This affects you only if you applied on or after May 4, 2013. If we got your application before that date, we will process it using the rules that were in effect at that time.

You must have one year of continuous, full-time (or an equal amount of part-time) paid work experience, in at least one of these occupations within the last ten years:

0211 Engineering managers (Cap reached)
1112 Financial and investment analysts (Cap reached)
2113 Geoscientists and oceanographers
2131 Civil engineers (Cap reached)
2132 Mechanical engineers (Cap reached)
2134 Chemical engineers
2143 Mining engineers
2145 Petroleum engineers
2144 Geological engineers
2146 Aerospace engineers
2147 Computer engineers (except software engineers/designers) (Cap reached)
2154 Land surveyors
2174 Computer programmers and interactive media developers (Cap reached)
2243 Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics
2263 Inspectors in public and environmental health and occupational health and safety
3141 Audiologists and speech-language pathologists
3142 Physiotherapists (Cap reached)
3143 Occupational Therapists
3211 Medical laboratory technologists
3212 Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists' assistants
3214 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists
3216 Medical Sonographers
3217 Cardiology technologists and electrophysiological diagnostic technologists

Source:
Specific eligibility criteria – Federal skilled workers
 
with over 2million unemployed you wouldnt think there was a shortage here, but weve been advertising for over a year for a skilled pcv technician with only 2 applicantions. one of these was a carpet fitter with no experience carpet fitting nevermind pcv repair.
 
That scenario is the same for the UK in part. I have friends who have great car businesses, each with a tip-top customer base, only for them to have severe problems in finding good mechanics.

The previous government has spent so much effort in sending people to higher education that our skilled workforce is now depleted.
 
SupraAyf said:
That scenario is the same for the UK in part. I have friends who have great car businesses, each with a tip-top customer base, only for them to have severe problems in finding good mechanics.

The previous government has spent so much effort in sending people to higher education that our skilled workforce is now depleted.
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durhams a bit different as the uni influences it alot. good for going out though :D
 
trax said:
durhams a bit different as the uni influences it alot. good for going out though :D
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Pals in Devon, Northumberland/Newcastle, Scotland and South Coast have all had the same problem.

We still have horse and carts in our village hence the reason why there are no garage mechanics:D
 
Britain is suffering from the same problem it always had, people who are willing to do a job that requires them to get their hands dirty are looked down on - be it sparky or cnc setter, Britain has always undervalued its craftsmen.
saying that, you try to get people to take on apprentices ( proper ones not the current 6 month to a year our shower of ****er government came up with) no ones interested.
 
trax99 said:
Britain is suffering from the same problem it always had, people who are willing to do a job that requires them to get their hands dirty are looked down on - be it sparky or cnc setter, Britain has always undervalued its craftsmen.
saying that, you try to get people to take on apprentices ( proper ones not the current 6 month to a year our shower of ****er government came up with) no ones interested.
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very true
 
YOREVOL said:
with over 2million unemployed you wouldnt think there was a shortage here, but weve been advertising for over a year for a skilled pcv technician with only 2 applicantions. one of these was a carpet fitter with no experience carpet fitting nevermind pcv repair.
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What kind of pay?
Where in the Country?
What kind of conditions? Type of Vehicles ect ect?

If you are anywhere near London then you are going to have a problem as any garage running TFL routes pays good money :)
 
a good mechanic at a dealership will make 60-80K in the US and Canada
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Well it sure as #### aint that here even if thats in dollars.

We have 2 new (allegedly) mechanics that started with us. 1 aged 25 and aged 44. We call them the apprentices!!! Its fecking unbelievable how little they know.

It seems to me that half the problem is a lot of apprentices are employed based on qualifications...ok they do need qualifications as most of the schoolies we get in are so thick...but no consideration is made to wheather they like cars!!
 
EeEk said:
Well it sure as #### aint that here even if thats in dollars.

We have 2 new (allegedly) mechanics that started with us. 1 aged 25 and aged 44. We call them the apprentices!!! Its fecking unbelievable how little they know.

It seems to me that half the problem is a lot of apprentices are employed based on qualifications...ok they do need qualifications as most of the schoolies we get in are so thick...but no consideration is made to wheather they like cars!!
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how little can a 44 year old mechanic know ?
 
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