27th April 2010, 02:06 PM
This sounds like you are making the most of the situation, which in itself should be rewarded. I remember myself giving an onsite offer to show how to excavate a skeleton, nobody bothered... went off to have a swim instead. (perhaps it was me ) However, with the hopeful introduction of Skills passports in 2012... these activities will be more useful, where learning = responsibility = value = progression.