The funds will go towards the college’s Corporate Training Solutions (CTS) to launch free pre-apprentice programs in carpentry, welding and automotive service technicians.
as we ve been hearing, we ll get a better idea later as to how many migrants came to the uk last year, and how many left. it s been a hot political topic for years but, as breakfast sjohn maguire reports, many uk sectors still rely on migrant workers. drawing on the talents of all to create british jobs for british workers. 16 years since the then prime minister gordon brown s pledge, and many sectors continue to rely heavily on migrant labour. jacob from romania came to the uk two years ago, recruited by his boss, who is also romanian, and has his own building firm based here. and why did you come to the uk? because romania, the money is, in the uk, it s. better money? better money, yes. years of failing to invest in the construction workforce means a lack of home grown tradespeople. certainly not in the quantity and quality, the good quality that we need.
of the reason for today s record migration figures is that many sectors of the british economy still rely on hiring overseas workers because of a shortage of staff in some key industries and services as john maguire reports. drawing on the talents of all to create british jobs for british workers. 16 years since the then prime minister gordon brown s pledge, and many sectors continue to rely heavily on migrant labour. why did you come to the uk? because romania, the money is, in the uk, it s. better money? better money, yes. years of failing to invest in the construction workforce means a lack of home grown tradespeople. certainly not in the quantity and quality, the good quality that we need. and as industry carries on, those ancient trades, they re retiring. so the only real fast flow
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the mike rowe works foundation. you have something exciting going on right now. this is not news to you. you have been seeing this problem coming for a long time. but are there some tides starting to shift? it is hard not to say i told you so sometimes. dana: i love saying that. just ask my husband. it is hard. 15 years ago the early data seemed pretty conclusive. for every five tradespeople leaving the trade, two were replacing them. i m not a mathematicians, five leave, two come in it will catch up with you. when the headlines catch up with the mission of your foundation, yes, there is a certain amount of gratification. it is not great news, you know. the shortages are real and they are the product in my estimation of a lot of things that are going on. there is no cookie cutter explanation for it. a big part are the stigmas -i m