Skilled foreign workers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7605455.stm

I've been complaining left, right, and center all day about the stupidity of deliberately blocking skilled foreign workers, and how this isn't going to solve any of the immigration-related problems the UK is facing.

I'm sick of complaining, so I'm cheering myself up with this little tidbit:

Among the jobs listed as having a shortage of labor, for which employers are allowed to employ non-EU workers, are English teachers.

"Some professions, such as construction, catering and IT, were deemed to have a shortage but the committee decided it would not be "sensible" to include them on the list. It said it did not want to deter firms from training British workers to fill vacancies."

So... companies should spend extra money training British workers in IT skills, but British people aren't expected to speak their own language well enough to teach it?

Racist

http://ifyoulikeitsomuchwhydontyougolivethere.com/

^ I recently resolved to stop reading the BBC HYS, in a last-ditch attempt to cling to some optimism as to the intelligence of the human race.

But then somebody made me read the "omg im only 16 i dont wanna die" comments that have been posted with respect to the Large Hadron Collider... and while that didn't improve my opinion of humanity, it did amuse me.

I was trying to convince a phone person that I was not from this country and she wouldn't believe me since I had an English accent after I've only been here for little more than 2 years.

So... companies should spend extra money training British workers in IT skills, but British people aren't expected to speak their own language well enough to teach it?

Well, to be frank, the literacy levels of many of our members would seem to bear this out.
;-D

^ I recently resolved to stop reading the BBC HYS, in a last-ditch attempt to cling to some optimism as to the intelligence of the human race.

But then somebody made me read the "omg im only 16 i dont wanna die" comments that have been posted with respect to the Large Hadron Collider... and while that didn't improve my opinion of humanity, it did amuse me.

Conversely, it makes me happy that (unlike HYS posters) I'm a human with a rational brain. That and its fun working out who's just posting idiocy to see if they can get it onto Speak Your Branes. If HYS is bad enough, try the five live message boards. I've had death threats off them in a year of nutter baiting.

The concept of skilled foreign works are a mith. Everyone knows all skilled works are British. Foreigers are only good for cleaning toilets.

There are however exceptions where a direct line can be traced back to this country. If so they may be a chance that some decency remains in their soul.

Message boards for those who are too crazy even for 606 on R5...

There are however exceptions where a direct line can be traced back to this country. If so they may be a chance that some decency remains in their soul.

ENGLAND NOT BRITAIN (said whilst saluting the queen and the flag and with a a *proper *cup of English tea and a buttered scone to hand).

The other nations do have uses though.

Generally propping up our healthcare and service industry, but once you give them the vote, it all goes to hell in a handcart. Not that I will give up my right to retire to Spain/France/Italy and read the Daily Mail.

The Empire was our best days. I blame the Human Rights Act and librils.

That's far too well-written. Come on Snowy, remember the Method - live the character...

and a buttered scone to hand.

If you're going to pronounce it like that you should be hung upside down and drubbed until your ankles bleed.

It's not when you give them the vote, it's as soon as they are taught to read that the problems start. Much like with women, as soon as they could read it all went down hill.

You are all part of a Gordon Clown's Nu-LiarBore conspiracy and are working in Grauniad Non Jobs earning thousands whilst stealing my culture.

(right, I'm off to the pub to drink some foreign beer and some eat some Belgian based potato snacks). Wot Wot!

some of my best friends are coloureds.

some of my best *servants *you mean.

Don't worry you lot - you still have the ancestry loop hole which allows the South Africans and Australians over here so the IT stuff still will get done....

...says the American in IT surrounded by South Africans, Australians, Poles and French due to the dearth of British IT skills and talent....

go back to your Daily Mail...ooh look...a story about Diana!!

:P

there's no beginning to the decency and generosity shown by south africans.

yankees, go home.

^That when tits up when bloody Mandela got out.

And take your unappreciation of irony with you... ;-)

[URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7605455.stm"][/URL]"Some professions, such as construction, catering and IT, were deemed to have a shortage but the committee decided it would not be "sensible" to include them on the list. It said it did not want to deter firms from training British workers to fill vacancies."

Unofficially, the LSC has identified a problem where certain types of work for which a significant portion of the training is delivered "on the job". It would seem the influx of skilled labour from the EU and other countries has created a counter-national language barrier that inhibits the delivery of said training.

Naturally, if a foreign national has the linguistic skills to meet the QTS in English then there is no justifiable reason, academically speaking, to prevent them from teaching the British their own language.

some of my best *servants *you mean.

Why are you letting pj mix with your servant? No good can come of this.