Electrical trade

[mikilianis]

Hi ianns I often come accross young electricians who dont even know what a file is, ask for a half round file and you get a blank look, no training then again, who? is prepared to train or teach, as you dont get the apprentice artisan anymore, a control room operator does a pretrade test course at the local trade test centre, takes the test, passes and wallah we have a qualified electrician. I have been in the training feild and enquired about a post as a instructor at a technical training centre, the post was offered to me but I had to decline as the renumeration that was offered was tantamount to me committing financial suicide

[ians]

Sorry Dave we seem to be on a different page, I am talking about back in the day when there were many skilled educators at the training centres who where offered packages to help then on their way to make space for people from the higher education department.

The railway training centre is still open, just nobody there to teach the skills and only the odd appy or 2.

[Dave A]

Sorry Dave we seem to be on a different page, I am talking about back in the day when there were many skilled educators at the training centres who where offered packages to help then on their way to make space for people from the higher education department.

Aah - that would be EE - employment equity. And yes you're right, teachers were offered spectacular packages to take early retirement.

Also a Kadar Asmal "bright theory" that backfired horribly.