A few years back, some Ning Nong, decided it was a great idea to shorten the length of a Hairdressing Apprenticeship by 12 months from 4 years to just 3. In the past few years, employers have been able to sign off apprentices even earlier as long as they have finished their TAFE component. We all preach the fact that "3 years is not long enough! BRING BACK THE 4 YEAR APPRENTICESHIP!" But some are signing them off in 2 or less! This is a major part of what is destroying our beloved industry and it comes from the main people complaining about not being able to get staff and preaching about how short an apprenticeship is, The Employers. There are far too many salons, hiring young people on apprentice wages, poking them behind a basin, using them as cheap, cleaners and shit kickers and investing little to nothing in their education nor developing their passion for the industry. In fact most of these types of employers are killing the passion these young ones have. I know there are employers that have signed people off early, as the apprentice may have developed an illness and was unable to continue to work in the industry but didn't want them to leave after nearly 3 years with no qualifications... Is that right or wrong? I'm not too sure... But what IS NOT right is the fact that, after 2 years of no in salon training, a lot of apprentices look for work elsewhere, then what happens, is that these employers, then sign off these NON competent apprentices off as COMPETENT Stylists to get a piddly $2500 from the government. This is totally unethical and if you've done this, YOU'RE A NUMPTY AND A JERK AND YOU'RE F**KING OUR INDUSTRY! You are the problem! You are doing this person (and our industry) a complete injustice! Not only have you already made it harder for them to get a job by not training them properly in the first place but now you have fed the world another back yard hairdresser that is, not competent and not employable in any salon! All they wanted all along was someone to help them gain the skills, guidance, mentoring and education that they crave. You failed! *Clap! Clap! Clap! Here's some hard truths:
So to the rest of you who do the right thing and are finding it SO hard to find staff that are capable and confident, blame these dip shits! They are helping our government to destroy our industry and deserve a good, firm kick to the shins! Stop being a dickhead and do right by these young ones and do right by your industry and your peers. Stop being a Dick! if you’re an apprentice and want to discuss your training contract or employment issues contact the apprenticeship board or the department of industry. https://www.training.nsw.gov.au/apprenticeships_traineeships/index.html
Or as an employer, you can contact HABA https://www.askhaba.com.au/ Or as an apprentice, join your union. http://www.hairstylists.org.au/ Comments are closed.
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