apprenticeship!

[vktorana]

hey guys, just wondering if anyone was lookin for an apprentice mechanic? i am great with cars! can rebuild engines, done alot of servicing lots of light repairs been offered all sorts of apprenticeships over the years but couldnt accept because i havnt had my license! got it back finally a few months ago and actually appreciate it now. so im lookin to get into the industry again if anyone is interested? happy to move anywhere! im easy to get along with! never late and dont take sick days unless im tones crook lol! id be a great employee

[Kirbs]

Dont think many people on here are mechanics bro. Just look in local paper and go into job agencies and get work exp.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

im an apprentice mechanic, i got my apprenticeship by doing work experience with my current employer, after two weeks of work experience there has asked me to stay for another week. and at the end of the third week he offered me a job

[ClairBear]

VK: Be a good idea to hit all the local workshops in your area and offer to help around the workshop where you can, especially cleaning and running errands. It's a foot in the door generally. Failing that start sending off cold canvas letters and follow up with a phone call a week later.

[illusionalvr]

tell them you dont believe in OH&S either.

[jakbob]

Well you seem to be very enthusiastic so that should work in your favour.

[vktorana]

lol yea il get there! just thought id try giving this approach!

[VzVzVz]

trust me on this one. apply to a larger company. if your based in SA, look up CMV truck and bus. They own CMI Toyota and have the best training facilities in the country. Apply to them, it was the best decision I ever made.

Do Not get an apprenticeship with a small workshop, you wont get nearly the amount of training and benefits as you'll get with a large company. Also, get into the field of diesel mechanics. The industry is broader and gives you more options after your apprenticeship.

Check out the website and send in an application. It will be worth your time. CMV Group | Commercial Motor Vehicles | South Australia & Victoria

[vktorana]

thanx dude! i will do that! if ya do ya apprenticeship as a diesel mechanic can ya then go on to work as a general petrol mechanic once ya finished? in the end i wanna be opening my own all round car shop! like doing full engine mods to body work! everything!

[Blown V6 Hatch]

trust me on this one. apply to a larger company. if your based in SA, look up CMV truck and bus. They own CMI Toyota and have the best training facilities in the country. Apply to them, it was the best decision I ever made.

Do Not get an apprenticeship with a small workshop, you wont get nearly the amount of training and benefits as you'll get with a large company. Also, get into the field of diesel mechanics. The industry is broader and gives you more options after your apprenticeship.

Check out the website and send in an application. It will be worth your time. CMV Group | Commercial Motor Vehicles | South Australia & Victoria

I disagree, i work in a small workshop, just me and the boss, in a fairly remote area (no parts stores within a 50 Km radius) and i reckon it's much better than a big workshop/dealership because you actually learn more about repairing things than just replacing parts. Also, because i live in a fairly popular holiday destination with limited resources you need to do as much as you can to get the customer out of the shit and most of the time that involves repairing parts that you would normally just buy in and fit, so IMO, you learn a lot more and become a better mechanic.

I also find in a smaller workshop that you get to work on a much wider range of vehicles, you always have something different to do. We work on anything and everything, mums & dads cars, trucks, boats, street machines, anything.

[nemesis_adrasteia]

I disagree, i work in a small workshop, just me and the boss, in a fairly remote area (no parts stores within a 50 Km radius) and i reckon it's much better than a big workshop/dealership because you actually learn more about repairing things than just replacing parts. Also, because i live in a fairly popular holiday destination with limited resources you need to do as much as you can to get the customer out of the shit and most of the time that involves repairing parts that you would normally just buy in and fit, so IMO, you learn a lot more and become a better mechanic.

I also find in a smaller workshop that you get to work on a much wider range of vehicles, you always have something different to do. We work on anything and everything, mums & dads cars, trucks, boats, street machines, anything.

i would have to agree with these points, in a smaller workshop you'll get a broader range of vehicles come in and you'll actually learn more, i would advise staying away from group training organisations. but ive had bad experience with them.

[vktorana]

yea thats a good point too mate. i think id prefer a smaller shop where its more one on one. but i suppose the a larger company would teach me thing i couldn experience in my own back yard! they both have positves and negatives. il look at the places i get offered at and decide which will be better from there!

[VzVzVz]

All I can say is that I've been employed with CMV Truck and Bus for some time now, and the training and work variety has been tops. We work on trucks, trailers, tugs, garbage trucks, fleet cars, and we get to know the customer's vehicles as well as the customer themselves. If you believe a smaller buisness would be easier to handle, sure, by all means go with that.

I just know from experience, that a large company will only want the best for the long run. Plus, the pay is'nt all that bad either. The selection process may be tough, but it's only there to pick the best trainees out there.

Also, sorry if I said not to go for a small buisness, I just get a bit enthusiastic.

[vktorana]

yea i think id prefer to work in like a modfication shop rather then on trucks cos its cars i love not so much a fan of diesel. but thanx a tone for ya input mate!

[Sabbath']

yea i think id prefer to work in like a modfication shop

You and 90% of apprentices mate.

[vktorana]

yup i realise that but id still prefer a mechanics shop then say a dealership with a workshop.