[garinda]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

brlieve me gary i've been round the houses searching every possible route back into employment that i can physically do from basic admin to the ideal (as stated above) for which there is plenty of scope for full time employment by the way as it opens several avenues but as i do not posess the relevant qualifications in ANY of these types of employment my experience does not count and i have been told this over and over again by potential employers. and there are thousands in the same boat as me. as for being negative I am all for youth provision however when it comes to unemployment i believe that every opportunity for gaining new skills should be open to everyone regardless of who they are or how old they are. I would be prepared to do anything that i could physically do if someone would just give me the chance to damn well do it. i still have organisations svreaming for me to volunteer for them doing similar stuff to what I would like to do yet paying employers aren't interested.

Well I wish you well.

I'm sorry you feel you could have benefited from any of these jobs, but are denied them because of your age.

Knowing Gayle a bit, if you went to see her, I bet she'd do her best to find you some voluntary work at the Civic, which might involve learning similar new skills.

Just an idea.

Good luck.