that is a shame kp. I came to germany to do an apprenticeship exactly for that reason. I didn't want to 'just' sit in a classroom, I wanted the best of both worlds! We had classes (theory) 2 days a week the first year, 1nce a week the next 2 yrs and the rest of the time we were in the shop. I felt that without any shop experience I may as well not even bother!! I really put in a 1000% when I was in the shop and learned alot, at the same time we learned very valuble theory at school that you just don't have time for in the shop!

An aprenticeship like this combining school and work was not possible in Canada...is there something like that in the UK?

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