Apprentice Electricians and failed exams

[dansk]

Looking for some advice please - My stepson is 3rd year apprentice

Can anyone tell me: If the apprentice fails his exams, who's time does the resits come out of? The company or the apprentice (i.e unpaid leave)

 

[Pete999]

Looking for some advice please - My stepson is 3rd year apprentice

Can anyone tell me: If the apprentice fails his exams, who's time does the resits come out of? The company or the apprentice (i.e unpaid leave)

Depends what the Boss is like

 

[dansk]

he's making him take it unpaid, just wondered if this is the norm.

 

[Pete999]

he's making him take it unpaid, just wondered if this is the norm.

Like I said some bosses are sympathetic and some aren't how much time are we talking about? 1/2 a day? Might make him try harder if he is losing a bit of cash.

 

[123]

Not sure what the norm is, but if it was me I would be making him take it unpaid as well, as well as paying the resit costs[unless there is an exceptional reason for failing the first time of course]. He's already been paid to sit the exam as it is.

 

[Leader]

I think it's pretty standard (and fair) to give time off for the first go and then any resits will be unpaid or holiday taken.

 

[Rpa07]

As an aside @dansk, how do you think he's getting in with the training? Does he ask you a bunch of questions and chat about ideas?
I know that the apprentices at work get the retake paid by the company once then it's up to them.
Everyone learns differently at different speeds, I know the answer to questions that others have no idea about and that's because of the time I've spent on here and in the bath (with a book!)
Does he search the forum?

 

[westward10]

His should it is a good learning experience.