The issue of discovering professionals similar to electricians, plumbers and carpenters causes vital issues within the on a regular basis life of companies and households
By Fotini Charalambidou
SIn Golgotha, the problem of discovering skilled electricians, plumbers and carpenters is growing for households and companies. It’s attainable that these professions convey passable earnings because of the excessive demand for his or her companies, though the provision of execs is comparatively low. These professions don’t entice younger individuals.
As Stavros Georgiou, a carpenter by career, explains to “P”, the strain from the world is nice, however he responds to as many duties as he can in the course of the day.
“My work is 12 hours a day, perhaps extra. It's fairly tiring. My telephone will ring day-after-day at the very least 50 instances. The world is in nice want {of professional} technicians and so it places strain on us,” he declares.
The principle grievance of residents is the wait, since normally it isn’t attainable to be served instantly by technicians.
“If somebody calls me and desires me to do a process for them, however I’ve to do different jobs which have precedence, then they may essentially have to attend per week, fifteen days, once I lastly can,” says Mr. Georgiou. As well as, he provides that he primarily undertakes giant duties, for instance, he offers with new homes or renovations which take time to finish, nevertheless the day by day requests are largely about “small duties”.
Coping with the “small” makes on a regular basis life troublesome in Cyprus.
Mrs. Maria Strati, who lately confronted electrical issues in her house, tells us a couple of scenario that most individuals have skilled.
“Each hour the ability change would go down and we needed to hold selecting it as much as get the ability again on. I needed to name about 15 individuals on the telephone to search out an accessible electrician after many hours,” he tells “P”.
Current clients of craftsmen are served on a first-come, first-served foundation, whereas new clients are put into “second class”. Thus, residents who instantly want the assistance of knowledgeable for some work or non-public people who wish to proceed with a undertaking, stay on maintain till the technicians' schedule is launched.
“Essentially I’ve to accommodate new shoppers someplace in my schedule. Normally within the afternoon after I’ve studied, I am going to make one thing that’s wanted. However I don't all the time meet up with every part and that's why there are occasions when, sure, I’ll refuse jobs”, notes Mr. Georgiou.
Lacking palms
It’s not solely the residents who face an issue, but additionally the professionals themselves who want to discover helpers and can’t discover them.
“I'm on the lookout for individuals to assist me at work, and with an excellent wage, however I can't discover specialists in my area. If I may discover such professionals I might be very glad to work with them. So, I do all of the work I can on my own and if I need some large assist I often ask my son to assist me, however he’s not a part of the career”, provides Mr. Georgiou.
It could be constructive if younger individuals, who’ve extra stamina and subsequently larger effectivity in comparison with older individuals, begin selecting technical professions.
“I say this with confidence, that the younger individuals who select to comply with these professions turn out to be wealthy, since there’s a nice demand from the world,” Stavros Georgiou tells “P”.
The revulsion of the younger
The issue of discovering technicians can also be as a result of the truth that younger individuals don’t select to comply with some of these professions, with the end result that electricians, carpenters, plumbers, and many others. are more and more scarce.
“I believe there may be an aversion to technical professions amongst younger individuals. Proof is that the typical variety of college students in technical faculties within the EU is 50%, whereas in Cyprus solely 18% select to go to a technical college”, Sotiris Diakourtis, assistant director of the Night Faculty of Technical and Vocational Schooling in Limassol, notes to “P” .
As he explains, this can be as a result of the truth that younger individuals are not extensively knowledgeable in regards to the branches offered by technical faculties and, by extension, might typically not correctly consider their choices when it comes to their skilled orientation.
“In Cyprus there’s a prejudice towards these professions. I believe that the household additionally contributes to this, particularly the dad and mom' phobia in regards to the bodily fatigue attributable to handbook work. Thus, they like to ship their youngsters to different branches to turn out to be academics, accountants, attorneys, economists”, continues Mr. Diakourtis.
Regardless of the big wants that exist for technical professions and even though their financial remuneration is at excessive ranges, younger individuals don’t select to have interaction in them.
“Being a carpenter, like me, or an electrician, or a plumber, or a technician typically, are jobs that provide excellent cash, however nonetheless younger individuals don't select them. I believe this occurs as a result of such jobs are bodily tiring and our younger individuals want one thing extra enjoyable, they like their ease in a number of phrases”, provides Mr. Georgiou.
