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Dude i work for TAFE....

NOt all trades have pre vo classes, and with the extra increase in applicants there are now apptitude test involed in signing up, just means if you do good you get first preference if you do bad eventually you will get in...

it cost you a couple of hundred to do but it does knock off about 1 year of tafe studies..... STUDY only... you still need the 4 years of experience.. so just cos you do a prevo course doesn't mean you get fast tracked...

its good now if your willing to work, we do have a mojor shortage of skilled trades people but with this influx of apprentices you'll find in about 3 to 4 years the market will be saturated with unemployed fully trained trades people....

if you find you get bored easy do Temping work that way you get put on to many diffrent company's doing a whole range of diffrent jobs and you can choose how much you get paid, its pretty cool if your still deciding what you want to change into.... get a blue card (lets you work on a constrution site) and a fork lift licence and you'll be laughing, you'll be looking at $25 - $40 an hour Jobs...

Electrical fitter mechanic apprenticeship FTW.

With this its possible to make over 200k a year in the mines, on oil rigs in the UAE pretty much anywhere.

Im 20 and in my first year of apprenticesihp was taking 2k a fortnight.

I work for energex which is the eletricity distribution mob up here but the apprenticeship is the same if your in nsw or vic.

cheers

Go for a rewarding job...

Customer service is sh!t so forget anything in that area.

But management for Coles Myer is pretty good... A/C job where you get to advise people what to do and sit back and drink coffee. If your 25+ and have retail experience your in oh and you have to like coffee and wear lots of makeup...

Thats what I have noticed anyways... :happy:

Well i have to say that i have been looking for numerous apprenticeships for about two years and because im over 20 years of age no one will but me on as an apprentice so basically if your over 20 and looking for apprenticeship up here in queensland then your stuffed because no one is willing to pay the extra rate even with a pre voc coarse under your belt. just me 2 cents worth.

JOC apply for energex.... many guys in my intake were 30+ so you can stop saying how no one will employ people over 20.....

Its how much you want it, i cant rave how much i love my job... its very intense mathamatically wise but its all worth it in the end..

cheers

Well i have to say that i have been looking for numerous apprenticeships for about two years and because im over 20 years of age no one will but me on as an apprentice so basically if your over 20 and looking for apprenticeship up here in queensland then your stuffed because no one is willing to pay the extra rate even with a pre voc coarse under your belt. just me 2 cents worth.

dude you aint looking hard enough our job place ment officer is having a hard time filling up all the possitions even with the extra amount of pre-vo...

Migas are looking for 30 new apprentices... All Trades always take any one..... Electro Group Apprentices have alot more demade then they can handel... mate trust me there is a shortage right now and is very easy to get into an apprenticeship...

Ok so what would be the best approach in getting a carpentary apprenticeship, i went to all trades some time ago and basically thay said your to old.I have applied for well over 100 apprenticeships and all the time i get the same responce thanks for trying maybe next time or were only taking on juniors.I would do a prevoc but tafe just isnt flexable enough for me to do it at nite as i work during the day and cant afford to give up work all together for six months.

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