Apprenticeship......please look
09-Mar-2008, 01:23 PM
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Apprenticeship......please look
I'm looking to change careers....getting out of the financial sector, after 5 years (cuz im sick of it) and want to work in the trades sector.
I'm really interested in becoming an electrician and I realize there is a 5 yr apprenticeship program. Can anyone lead me in the right direction as to where to begin my journey w/ this? How does a company take me on so that I can obtain the hours necessary for licensing? where do I searh for companies willing to hire ppl as an apprentice?
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I'm really interested in becoming an electrician and I realize there is a 5 yr apprenticeship program. Can anyone lead me in the right direction as to where to begin my journey w/ this? How does a company take me on so that I can obtain the hours necessary for licensing? where do I searh for companies willing to hire ppl as an apprentice?
thanks
09-Mar-2008, 01:58 PM
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my buddy is doing this, he finished at humber college, and to get apprenticeship and certification (or something like that) apparantly he has to go to Thornhill for something...I vaguely recall talking to him about this a while ago, take a look at the humber college website, maybe they can provide some more insight
09-Mar-2008, 03:21 PM
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my brother is an electrician (Certified n ****).
Gotta get your hours in, then school, hours, then school, hours, then school, hours then school, hours then school, hours then final exam, hours, then re-write final cuz you'll fail, hours then re-write cuz you failed, and then finally pass the 3 rd time around and then your making prolly 70g's a year
Gotta get your hours in, then school, hours, then school, hours, then school, hours then school, hours then school, hours then final exam, hours, then re-write final cuz you'll fail, hours then re-write cuz you failed, and then finally pass the 3 rd time around and then your making prolly 70g's a year
09-Mar-2008, 05:35 PM
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my brother is an electrician (Certified n ****).
Gotta get your hours in, then school, hours, then school, hours, then school, hours then school, hours then school, hours then final exam, hours, then re-write final cuz you'll fail, hours then re-write cuz you failed, and then finally pass the 3 rd time around and then your making prolly 70g's a year
Gotta get your hours in, then school, hours, then school, hours, then school, hours then school, hours then school, hours then final exam, hours, then re-write final cuz you'll fail, hours then re-write cuz you failed, and then finally pass the 3 rd time around and then your making prolly 70g's a year
but I won't fail 3 times u goof lol
btw...how do u go about getting a company to take you on so that you are able to being an apprenticeship?
10-Mar-2008, 08:37 AM
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^^ There is a pre-apprenticeship program you can take to get you ready before working. Sometimes they will help with job placement to. In BC its called the ELT, can;t remember whats its called in ont. Or you could open up the phone book to electricians and start calling. I did my apprenticeship in Ont many, many moons ago. took me 4.5years as i work the max allowed. over that time did 28 weeks of school the n wrote my Cof Q and pass on the first try :-)
10-Mar-2008, 12:52 PM
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www.apprenticesearch.com
There was a two page article in the sun about a week ago talking about apprenticeships.. I think it was mainly promoting this website cuz they kept giving links to it.. but basically they said you can cold call companies to see if they're hiring for apprenticeships, or go to college (most have a work portion to the course so you should be able to get in through that), or do specific courses on your own and try to find links through people you know..
I think another good idea is to look through the new job ads and if you see places looking for, in your case, and electrician with XX amount of experience, just call them up and see if they're also interested in hiring apprentices.
There was a two page article in the sun about a week ago talking about apprenticeships.. I think it was mainly promoting this website cuz they kept giving links to it.. but basically they said you can cold call companies to see if they're hiring for apprenticeships, or go to college (most have a work portion to the course so you should be able to get in through that), or do specific courses on your own and try to find links through people you know..
I think another good idea is to look through the new job ads and if you see places looking for, in your case, and electrician with XX amount of experience, just call them up and see if they're also interested in hiring apprentices.
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