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so , im 19 and currently working at pizza hut , i don't plan on making it a career , its more of a job for now so im not sitting home doing nothing.

I've always wanted to become a mechanic and fix cars/engines and better my knowledge on them but i don't know where to go / who to ask etc etc

seeing as i have no clue where to go to im just wondering if anyone has ideas on how i would obtain an apprenticeship in this area ?

feel free to ask questions etc

cheers

Mitch

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I always wanted to be a mechanic, too!

Well, my good mate got his apprenticeship with Jarvis Toyota by simply taking a Mechanic Cert 1 or similar course at Tafe aaages ago. When he was there, he did a work experience placement and they liked him, so offered an apprenticeship!

Otherwise, if you get into Tafe and do a Mechanics course, I heard that mechanics first look in these courses for job candidates?

Or, just search the papers? Seek? Even try a job agency?

There's plenty of positions around, although, becoming a Diesel mechanic seems all the rage these days, as they're quite sought after.

I always wanted to be a mechanic, too!

Well, my good mate got his apprenticeship with Jarvis Toyota by simply taking a Mechanic Cert 1 or similar course at Tafe aaages ago. When he was there, he did a work experience placement and they liked him, so offered an apprenticeship!

Otherwise, if you get into Tafe and do a Mechanics course, I heard that mechanics first look in these courses for job candidates?

Or, just search the papers? Seek? Even try a job agency?

There's plenty of positions around, although, becoming a Diesel mechanic seems all the rage these days, as they're quite sought after.

yeah that it what my mate just said to me , have to do a course first

i recokon i will have a look into it more tomorrow and give TAFE SA a call and find out what my options are .

hmmm ,

my only problem is actually obtaining a job after that period is up as i was at trade school a couple of years ago and didnt get a job out of it which

left me out of pocket close to $1,000

im just confused as to what i have to / need to do , i need a career not a part time job sort of thing :s

there is a place called aprentiships australia look them up in the ph book think there a govt dept or sponsered by the govt they can give you all the info you need

Cheers for that !

will give em' a buzz tomorrow !

so i was at school and did a school based apprenticeship which meant i did 3 days of school and 2 days of either tafe or on the job! this was in a different field(hospitality,chef) and i know school doesnt apply to you anyway i got payed to learn to go to tafe, i also got reduced tafe fees of around $3000 for being with a employment training organisation! i then completed school, headed straight into full time work, and finished my apprenticeship 1 year early where i am now a qualified chef in a rather large pub/hotel! i would try getting into a trade organisation as for eg TAPS(training apprentice plumbing something) or hgt(hospitality group training) but your obviously going to investigate into mechanics!

your best bet is to ring tafe and ask about courses and then training companies as they would deal with these companies! hope that helps

so i was at school and did a school based apprenticeship which meant i did 3 days of school and 2 days of either tafe or on the job! this was in a different field(hospitality,chef) and i know school doesnt apply to you anyway i got payed to learn to go to tafe, i also got reduced tafe fees of around $3000 for being with a employment training organisation! i then completed school, headed straight into full time work, and finished my apprenticeship 1 year early where i am now a qualified chef in a rather large pub/hotel! i would try getting into a trade organisation as for eg TAPS(training apprentice plumbing something) or hgt(hospitality group training) but your obviously going to investigate into mechanics!

your best bet is to ring tafe and ask about courses and then training companies as they would deal with these companies! hope that helps

cheers mate , definitely helped :P

Ive been down this road and done this whole apprenticeship. i got qualified just over a year ago. if i can give you any advice mate, id be looking for an aprenticship in being a chippy/plumber/sparky etc... anything but a mechanic. seriously dude, as good as it is to know how to fix your own car... trust me, it is helpful... but the crap you have to go through and the lousy pay really dont cut the mustard. Im that over this profession that ive lost a lot of passion for cars and the last thing i want to be doing in my spare time is fixing bloody cars..... if you need any advice though on what steps to follow in regards to becoming a tech, PM me ill give ya some pointers :P

I was going to say that when i first read the topic.

I do all my own work (i grew up racing cars so that is where i got my knowledge) but i enjoy it as a hobby. If i had to do it every day i would hate it. Here's a few other points touched on by IZZMO; it is far from the best paying profession, so while you get to work on really nice cars that don't belong to you when it comes to building your own car you won't have the money to get yours to the standard of the ones you work on, although doing your own labour pretty much halves the cost of any mods. Which brings me to my next point, after working on cars all day you get home and have a chance to work on your own car but since you are sick of the sight of cars by the end of the day it's the last thing you want to do.

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not trying to deter you by any means tho mitch, just saying that if you are highly academic or have any other opportunities to get into something else then i say DO IT. just hope being a mechanic isnt your last option and your just going with it.

seriously ,

I don't know what I want to do , 6 months ago I wanted to be an IT system admin , but couldn't find anything to make me want to study as my cert II in IT cost a shit load and I didn't learn a thing.

All I really want is a job that I enjoy and pays me enough to have a social life while

Still having money to put towards my car each week.

id drop the mechanic idea. look into trades with base industries that are improving, as opposed to declining. ie, sparky, plumber, chippy, etc.

ill be going back to uni after i pay the S14 off and spend a couple years abroad, which is what i shouldve done from the start, but the lure of money in my pocket got me... that and after 2 years of graphic design and multimedia based crap i was bored shit less with it already, the upside to all this delaying is that ive had the opportunity to really look at a few of the industries ive been interested in and get a proper idea if theyre for me or not. im still working a dead end, but im narrowing down my list more and more everyday.

Diesel mechanics get payed 6 digits.

On top of that, motor mechanic allows you to get into the mining industry, especially if after you get your qualification in motor mechanics or diesel mechanics AND a management cert.

Mechanic wages are on the rise too.

A crap mechanic gets crap pay. fair call.

A good mechanic's gonna get payed a lot. Things such as working on prestige cars/being a popular tuner/rallly/race/drift teams.

Also a good way to get into driving :P

http://www.mtagts.asn.au/ is who i do my motor mechanic apprenticeship with. They're strict, but as long as you don't mess around you're fine.

My 2 cents,

Aleks

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