I cannot believe that most UK companies now expect people to have so many specific skills in order to do a job. Many of these can only be kept current by being in a similar job yet academic study does not always provide the level of knowledge and skills expected by companies. Also not everyone can secure a place on a graduate recruitment scheme and many, like myself, are unhappy with call centre or temporary jobs through agencies.
It would be a lot more useful to be able to go to work and have a 50:50 work training split where I could learn further skills on the job but also able to put what I know to good use. This is instead of having to do stop gap jobs and pay for training.
Of course this would mean that private companies, for example in IT, would need to be flexible regarding employment and allow new recruits to learn on the job rather than expecting them to know everything already. It may also mean a lower starting salary or extra training hours for the employee.
It would be a lot more useful to be able to go to work and have a 50:50 work training split where I could learn further skills on the job but also able to put what I know to good use. This is instead of having to do stop gap jobs and pay for training.
Of course this would mean that private companies, for example in IT, would need to be flexible regarding employment and allow new recruits to learn on the job rather than expecting them to know everything already. It may also mean a lower starting salary or extra training hours for the employee.
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