[Gllug] VACANCY: Junior Systems Support

Hari Sekhon hpsekhon at googlemail.com
Wed Sep 9 09:04:34 UTC 2009


Chris Bell wrote:
> On Mon 07 Sep, Hari Sekhon wrote:
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>> Work oriented training. We need plumbers, builders, electricians, 
>> medical staff, mechanics, lorry drivers, whatever etc....
>>
>> Work backwards: look at jobs you want to get people in to, especially to 
>> fill gaps and reduce dependence on foreign labour or wish to compete 
>> with foreign countries. Determine what is needed in terms of skills to 
>> do that job, make a course/apprenticeship/whatever based on that and get 
>> people to go through it, market it as practical etc etc... exactly the 
>> opposite of what universities are doing basically. Learn for jobs, don't 
>> learn to learn and then be unemployed.
>>
>> UK occupation shortage lists would be a good place to start... and then 
>> work backwards.
>>
>> -h
>>     
>    You mean you can persuade people to do real work? Various countries had
> to solve that by somehow putting their convicted prisoners to work
Except that people want to earn money and have recession proof (or at 
least resistant) jobs and steady incomes, if you build it and market it 
properly they will come and you will reduce shortages in those positions.

-h

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