Are we getting dumber?? De skilling of the automotive industry

[sk8xr8]

G'day guys and girls, I am a qualified mechanic by trade, I have worked in the industry since I was 15 years old, icluding time working in automotive engineering building full chassis, roll cages, full tubs, mini's, prepping cars for crash tests at autoliv aust. and so on, I have had the pleasure of working with some brilliant people in this time, from my instructors at school, to fellow workmates and even the odd apprentice that ive trained have impressed me...


Something has been brought to my attention several times over a number of years that I thought I might discuss with you guys, it is the de skilling of the trade.

Are the youth of today being taught the same way that our older/senior guys have been?


The reason I ask is because of a conversation I had with my old trade school teacher the other day, he now owns his own business and has offered me a job on a number of occasions, and has told me a number of times that what the kids of today are being taught is rubbish compared to what used to be taught back in the day, I will admit that education is only as effective as the student is willing, but I would always go that little further to learn what I didnt understand, but by the same note, the resources to teach are always being stripped from our trade schools with each passing year, with the trade getting more and more technical every year, should we not be providing our new apprentices to the trade with access to the same training quality that was given back in the day??

What do you think?