Posts by DexterX
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to linger,
Though, at the same time, - I would be worried if any school actually concluded, of any student, “We have successfully instilled the knowledge necessary for a trainee roofing contractor. Mission accomplished”
I feel this is a bit naff - to reassure schools don't make conclusions on or choices for people.
The lack of opportunity to be able to learn, for whatever reason, limits choice.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to Sacha,
Didn't say it was.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to BenWilson,
just to get a handle on why this considered a huge concern.
Why this is considered huge.
Youth unemployment is high and the problems faced by unemployed youth are immense -the present situation doesn't bode well for NZ.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to BenWilson,
It took longer than that and that wasn't the only gap he had that we had to deal with.
What is your point?
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to Islander,
Had any problem with spelling Dexter?
Problems with touch typing actually if you are making reference to what should have been::
"It was a rate that I considered was fair at the time".
In reply to your earlier question to me and some of the thrust of your recent posts:
Youth unemployment is high and the problems faced by unemployed youth are immense so I am willing to listen to people who are looking to provide answers and I will when I am in a better postion, more viable, I will look to employ people looking for answers.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to BenWilson,
He was employed as a labourer/trainee - when you set things up be it weather boards - roof sheets those elements need to run parallel and at right angles to the underlaying structure and each other - add to this not being able to read a ruler the right way.
His "lack" made work difficult and it took much longer to get things done and eroded margins and increased costs through re working of the job and wastage in materials an increased costs.
I got on to him when his mother approached me looking for work on his behalf. I paid him $15.00 an hour, which was well above the minimum adult wage at the time - this was 2005 - 2006.
It was a rate that I considere was fiar at the time.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to Islander,
Dexter, rather than an anecdote, would you try & refute the figures about our current (sans Tolley stuff) accomplishments?
No - I am making the comment as I see it - that life is grim for those that miss out and I consider there needs to be greater provision and remediation of these people - even before they leave school.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to Steve Barnes,
So what is he actually doing?.
He had done his 37 1/2 that week, so he was gliding off - he had gone home early.
It is not like he gets overtime for being there and he donates his pay to charity in any event.
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to BenWilson,
School leavers who don’t have an adequate grasp of the English Language or basic arithmetic are dragging down productivity. An example being I employed a school leaver who did not know what parallel or perpendicular were; he just didn’t have clue as to what a right angle was and he couldn’t use a ruler.
People like this geezer, of which there are a few, are locked out of opportunity due to a lack of the basic fundamentals of language and artithmentic - it gets worse for them when they remain at the same level of non function and are hitting 30 years of age and beyond.
I guess you could say the fabric of our society needs to be "rewoven".
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OnPoint: If Wishes Were Horses..., in reply to giovanni tiso,
Death - Estate Duty was zero rated for almost two decades before it was abolished. Do you wnat me to tell you why or are you familiar with it.
If a CGT is introduced I don't think any govt would remove it.
IMHO CGT is evil.