"ARW" wrote in message
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On 22/12/2019 18:00, Max Demian wrote:
On 22/12/2019 12:58, tim... wrote:
"Rod Speed" wrote in message
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"Max Demian" wrote in message

Just an apprentice who doesn't want to be an apprentice I would have
thought.

It isn't always that black and white and sure, there will always
be some who would rather put their hand out to the state for
benefits instead of getting a decent trade so they dont have to.

the rules in the UK have changed

Basically you can still leave school at 16, if you have an
apprenticeship to go to, otherwise you stay in education until 18.

there is no "signing on" alternative to an apprenticeship

And you can't even start full time work (in England). That's stupid.
There must be plenty of teenagers who would like to work rather than do a
bogus (and unnecessary) apprenticeship for a job that anyone can do.


https://www.gov.uk/know-when-you-can-leave-school

That mangles the real story. You are in fact free to veg
out in front of the TV at home if you want to do that.
You just dont get any benefits from the state if you do.

They dont frog march you off to jail if you choose to do that.

I could not get a 15 year old apprentice on site last year even though he
was legally allowed to leave school.