[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> On Sat, 22 Jan 2005, Terry Collins wrote:
>
> > Adelle Hartley wrote:
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> When I was on the dole, I was teaching myself C++ and systems admin.
> This was back in 1992-1993.
Now called newstart.
> When interviewing for these courses at the CES,
CES is gone and it is now all privatised as Job Network provider.
If you want a course, you have to earn "credits" @ about $3/hour by
doing WFD activites, which are mostly the equivalent of painting rocks,
etc.
> If a cheme that involved Linux/OSS/programming &c had been there
> when I was on the dole, my career would probably have been accelerated
> even more than it was at the time, when no one had a clue about
> computers, let alone *nix.
Umm, they don't now either. Course available included Fork Lift, First
Aid, Green Card, drivers licence, etc. Even basic MCSE is far, far too
expensive {:-).
> However much I despise the Howard Govt and it's evil WFTD schemes,
> OSS is better than painting rocks and cleaning dead animals out of sewers
> or whatever other useless dead end tasks the unemployed have to
> do to keep the govt's employment statistics appearing to be
> better than they actually are...
You are now counted as "employed" if you do 1 hour or more work per
week.
As Matthew (sp?) said, WFD schemes are a major pain. Community Work
options are better way. You just need the money for public liability.
Something through ComputerBank would be easiest, but the problem is
having local actitivities.
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