Re: canada or not
 

wow!
did you actually watch the documentry. That was scary!

I am one of those who are struggling in a system and trying to remain positive that there is something better out there for me. That really makes you stop and think. Why did they not show this at those wonderful immigration exhibitions.

I do feel like a millionaire that has lost everything and i have to crawl my way back up there somehow. This is so true and very unsettling. I am sure i am not alone with my settiments. I could have taken a job on face value in my local town where i lived back in the UK.

Why are we in such a materialistic world. You know that not all people with education on paper are actually good at their jobs. Hands on experiences and face value counts for alot. I am not knocking those with education as i allso worked hard for mine. I am simply saying that not everyone comes away from the establishments with the knowledge to do the jobs.

I ask myself?
How did i learn to cope with special needs? how did i learn to resuscitate?, how did i learn to tube feed? how did i learn to change feeding tubes in the stomach? how did i learn to administer harmful medication? Was it in a classroom? NO!.... It was hands on experience. What has happened to this system? How are we suppose to learn if we don't get the chances?

It just grates at me and i am sure i am not alone. Education is a wonderful thing but experience is hard to get if nobody will open the door and let you in.

I am so wound up after that documentry, i could spit blood (and not my own)

Maybe thats the answer?
commit a crime, get locked away and get the system to recognise me as an individual, get free education behind bars, hey presto!
ok that was silly of me to say but does'nt it make you angry?

Re: canada or not
 

I think that is a bit unjust. There are many people who are highly skilled who take jobs at a level they would not even consider in the UK. It does not make them unskilled.

In many of these cases the career progression would be regarded as that of a high flier - they go through the career grades in lots fewer years than the norm. Its just a case of your skills being recognised by the employer once they know you better. After all they have a lot of years of experience that is not rewarded at the start of their Canadian career.