Right i was told yesterday that out of 6 in my team 4 were been made redundent so i cannot afford to edge my bets.

My question is that i am 24 years old and i was interested in doing an apprenticeship in engineering, i know alot of company's are not to kean on taking on older people but i was a vehicle apprentice at 18 but had to quit due to personal issues and since i was 21 i have been working in repair complaints dealing with repair related issues. I am hoping that some people who have started an apprenticeship later on in life may give me some pointers on where to start as the normal routes are not bothered the minute i tell them my age. Also if there are any employers who employ apprentices what you look out for.

Thanks in advance.
Dom

 

Find a training company that offers Engineering Apprenticships, they'll find an employer for you.......where are you based exactly?

 

I'm also looking into apprentiships and have been struggling just to get them to let apply.
Even though age shouldn't be a factor you always get told you to old, i was even told that directly by the dudes at the job centre.
Another thing is that i dont have good gcse's and for apprentiships they often have minimum requirement....a- c in maths, english, science normally but when i explain that my gcse's were done about 12-13 year ago and aren't really relavant they aren't even interested.
Its fucking annoying i tell thee.

 

i am based in bath at the moment but can travel within reason, i have A levels as well as GCSE's so that is not the issue.

I have spoken with a few training companies but get the same answer that i am to old and that i have no relevent knowledge even though i worked in a garage for 18 months and have been doing my current job for 3 years.

 

ive got a 24 year old apprentice at the moment!
theres also a 36 yr old aswell in the system!

 

Im pretty sure our place, BAE Systems, took on a 24 year old last year.

1st year apprentice with an Astra VXR

 

Good topic, I am 26 next month and am very interested in a change

 

i didnt think apprentices could be made redundant, when i was an apprentice, i avoided 2 redundencies, are you a member of a union?

 

mine got an is200 PMSL

 

ahh just re- read your post, you are not an apprentice yet,

 

you have got, BAe systems, Rolls Royce and Airbus all in Bristol, which opperate equal opportunity appreticships, i am pretty sure Rolls Royce marine are recruiting at the moment

 

also another good company in the Bristol area worth contacting is McBraida http://www.mcbraidaplc.com/careersapprenticeships.htm

 

Apprentices can be made redundant dude. We're getting direct funding now to get apprentices back into work within 3 months of them being made redundant

 

ah right, we must have just been exempt at our place then

 

thanks twellsie some good info, have contaced them all this morning

 

no problem mate, I hope it is of some use to you