Apprenticeships are for some people and not for others. I am in the cheffing industry and am about 2 1/2 years away from getting ym papers. I am a dish pig and earn more money just working weekends than my mate the apprentice.
Few chefs that i ahve met even cook their own meals. One of the best chefs i know eats foodland pie and packet pasta's. Its my beliefe that you will end up hating what you do for a job and therefore will not want any thing to do with it on the outside.
After i get my papers i will try to get out of the industry and get a boring 9 -5er earing about 50k a year. thats enought to pay for my corollas.
On the other hand my cousin finished school (i left after grade 10)
went to uni worked his ass off whilst flipping burgers at macca's. After a short period of un degree related work he now has a very well paying job and is paying off dis debt.
my sister stayed at school, finished yr 12 and is now 21 and is still doing other course's and working at sanity.
A job is a job and i personly wanted to be a mechanic but i like working on my own car too much.
i hope that all made scence.
cheers harley