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Five years ago: Service firm laments lack of UK PC technicians

Martin Veitch ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 23 May 2002 07:01 BST

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First published 23 May, 1997.

London-based Response Computer Maintenance, a wholly owned subsidiary of PC maker Elonex, will begin the scheme this summer, taking on the recruits for a three-year apprenticeship.

The apprentices will take workshop training and study at college on day-release schemes. Response also hopes to help formulate a new NVQ qualification.

"We have tended in the past to rely on recruitment from the pool of skilled people in the marketplace. Sadly it looks like that pool is beginning to dry up," said John Baker, managing director.

Response had revenues of £7.14 million last year.

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