Thursday 14th November

Hello everyone, I'm late with this post as the computer was accidentally wiped out!!! (you know who you are!).

We finished the last one on 2nd November and five of the lads are now in work. The remaining man has had three job offers but has not taken any up yet.

Jon Arkley from the Isle of Wight dropped very lucky and went on to a long term job at St Bartholomews hospital in London. He is operating a brand new 25 tonne Jaso and is a very happy man!! He tells me that he's made a video and when he sends it I'll post it on here.

Mick May from Coventry is currently working in Sheffield on a Pedestrian Operated Crane and is back staying in the Fox & Duck. He has been invaluable to the lads on the current course as he's been able to tell them of his experience getting in to work, how to go about it etc.

Mark Edwards from Liverpool has an agency job in that city. He's phoned me for a bit of advice and to tell me he's sorted.

Garry Mallet from Newquay hasn't contacted yet but he was going to work for an agency in Bristol.

I have to tell you that in the real world not everyone is going to get long term work to start with. I always advise the lads to take the first job offered and start to get some hours into the logbook.
As they are working they will still take calls and ask around the industry. Hopefully the right job for them will eventually come along.

I've said before that we are not employers, I wish I could give everyone a job but it's not the business we're in, however, we do not leave the candidates at the gate and say goodbye, we point them in the direction of work and help where we can.

Our main aim is to prepare candidates for the workplace and to try to ensure that there are no big surprises when they sit in their first crane. I know we do this well.

Our current course has gone well and we test tomorrow. Two of the lads are from a company and already have a crane. I sent an email out to the industry yesterday for the other four lads and within one hour they were taking calls. I'll let you know how they all get on with the jobsearch. Bye.