Do I qualify as a second year apprentice?

[D00DY_T00DY]

I'm starting my second year in college in two week, but I started employment in may and got moved up to level three. My wage should go to my age group with being a second year. I'm thinking its an academic year, my boss thinks it's a year from started employment
I've caught up with all the work from this year and I'm at the same stage as everyone else on my course,
Thanks for the responses

 

[Simonslimline]

Re: Do I quality as a second year apprentice?

I reckon it is a year from when you started employment to be honest.

Not 100% on this though.

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Re: Do I quality as a second year apprentice?

Can anyone confirm this? I'm officially in my 2nd year of my course now, enrolled today

 

[Richard Burns]

Re: Do I quality as a second year apprentice?

I am also not certain of this, however you should be paid in accordance with your level of contribution to the work you do.

The apprenticeship period is usually four years, if you have been fast tracked to the second year of college such that you are now only doing an apprenticeship of three years then your pay should be increasing faster to reflect this as you will be able to provide the level of service that would normally be provided by someone who is maybe half a year ahead of you in physical time.

If you are to be paid based on period of employment it would be expected that at the end of your apprenticeship you would then be paid a standard salary for the permanent position.
Would it be expected that you would complete your apprenticeship (in three years) and then do a another years work as a fully qualified electrician at the pay of a fourth year apprentice? Not really!

If you were to leave your current employer now and start with another employer would your salary then revert to first year apprentice as this is your period of employment?

 

[D00DY_T00DY]

Re: Do I quality as a second year apprentice?

I am also not certain of this, however you should be paid in accordance with your level of contribution to the work you do.

The apprenticeship period is usually four years, if you have been fast tracked to the second year of college such that you are now only doing an apprenticeship of three years then your pay should be increasing faster to reflect this as you will be able to provide the level of service that would normally be provided by someone who is maybe half a year ahead of you in physical time.

If you are to be paid based on period of employment it would be expected that at the end of your apprenticeship you would then be paid a standard salary for the permanent position.
Would it be expected that you would complete your apprenticeship (in three years) and then do a another years work as a fully qualified electrician at the pay of a fourth year apprentice? Not really!

If you were to leave your current employer now and start with another employer would your salary then revert to first year apprentice as this is your period of employment?

I didn't get fast tracked to the second year... well i did put i got put into the first year 5months late and caught up and i'm now in my second year of my college course ... which to me would mean i'm a second year apprentice but my actual apprenticeship started march this year so i haven't really done a year...
I'm going to ask Wednesday when i'm at college.

That's a very good question ... i suppose it wouldn't