Great video mate. All gold-plated advice. My 18 year old is about to start his apprenticeship, and I’ve forwarded this to him with a big “words to live by” message. Most of your points are just plain life skills that will hold you in good stead no matter what you do. And remember, 10 minutes early is on time. And I’m sounding like MY dad now!😂
OMG what a great video! I am a master electrician who was trained by my father. Every one of the points was drilled in my head when I was 15. I'm 65 now and still going. Unfortunately my experience with the younger generations is that they poo poo such advice especially about their appearance.
Great video Ken, I’m a mature age currently looking for an apprenticeship in the electrical industry I’ll definitely take these tips and advice in the near future.
Great advice with application way beyond any one industry! I just showed this to my daughter who is a physiotherapy student starting work placement in a hospital. I'm hoping she was paying close attention to the many great points you raised. Thanks for packing so much common sense into one concise talk.
@@electricalhowto8523 ok thanks...thats awesome ..ill sign up for sure ..im licenced but have been doing appliances for years and need to update residential wiring practice
Hey I've been a apprentice for 3 months now I understand everyone was a apprentice at some point but I just feel really dumb sometimes i feel like there's things which are common sense I should know but I don't. I love what I'm doing and I'm so keen to learn but some days I go home unmotivated due to this. Is this normal or am I really not the sharpest tool in the shed 😂
Don’t stress bro I was cleaning and watching for 3 months till my boss put me on tools as he said cleanliness and how we work is the main part and now as a second year I’m fitting off switch boards and able to prepare meter boxes along with a group meter box everything has a time and place bro take it easy it’s a 4 year apprenticeship for a reason
I’ve made many mistakes and you will end up costing ur boss but it’s all a learning process so once you understand the theory a lot more it’ll work wonders bro don’t stress I’m still learning as qualified sparky still learn new stuff every day 👍
It is normal in any career that an individual chooses to feel like you are not learning to start with or doing the easy jobs. It takes time to prove to your boss and yourself that you are capable of completing new tasks. The more dedication that you show, the more your fellow electricians will want to show you as they can see that you are keen. As a new apprentice, you should always have questions as you are learning every day. Try and ask a minimum of one new question every day. Hope everything is going well and you are feeling more confident!
They don't seem to understand Both I and the company could have their licence suspended because the apprentice I was supervising, didn't do what I told them to do. Now days, they have so many online resources available, tney hardly need TAFE. After 45 years, I am researching stuff almost every night. Keeping up to date. Tweaking my knowledge. It never ends. Isolate before entering a roof cavity. A roof cavity is one of the most dangerous work places anywhere.
Absolutely not! You just need to find a company happy to take on a mature aged apprentice that is keen to work hard! :) they are out there, you just have to ring plenty of businesses
Yes don't talk back, discussing a safety issue with two apprentices, when one started walking away. I said, don't walk away from me, we have not finished this conversation.
Wow, you can never muck around with safety... What we would do in that instance is ask them to come back after the meeting. We would say "do you value the safety of your team mates?" Then pause for their response. Then "do you value the position that you have in our company?" Then pause.. two very strong and powerful questions that you really need them to answer. Need to work out why they think safety isn't important.
It doesn't look professional on a job site. Your cap would have the company logo on the front normally. This should be facing the customer at all times if you are wearing it in summer. Putting a cap on backwards whilst crawling under a house or in a roof is fine, but putting it on correctly when you are representing your company is a must.
@electricalhowto8523 lol what? A cap isn't there to look nice it's to keep the sun out of your eyes... your saying your company doesn't care about its employees enough to think about that unless the company's name is on the hat... that's crazy man just saying. The cap backwards looking unprofessional has nothing to do with it... your in an out of the sun the cap will go forwards an backwards
@@jasonbourne2171he's saying don't wear a cap unless it looks professional. Of course you want to wear sun protection, and employers in Australia are required to provide PPE, so usually they will provide a hat or cap. But don't bring in hats that look unprofessional. Don't wear your hats or clothing in a casual way if you want your bosses, clients or customers to take you seriously. You're there to do a job, represent your company and leave the customer feeling satisfied that the work was carried out professionally by a professional.
Ring as many companies as you can. Do work experience with companies to show how keen you are. Don't stop ringing or looking for the work, it'll come!! You can also reach out to places like NECA who may be able to help. It's hard to get a mature aged apprenticeship which really sucks!! But once you do get one, you'll be flying!
My FIRST day as an apprentice I was wiring up panels. I’m not sure what type of trash training you dealt with, but apprentices most definitely should almost be overwhelmed with new information and hands on work right off the bat. (Two year journeyman btw.)
Great video mate.
All gold-plated advice.
My 18 year old is about to start his apprenticeship, and I’ve forwarded this to him with a big “words to live by” message.
Most of your points are just plain life skills that will hold you in good stead no matter what you do.
And remember, 10 minutes early is on time. And I’m sounding like MY dad now!😂
haha thanks so much!! I hope your son is loving his apprenticeship! If he ever needs any support send him our way :)
Good advice. When i have the spare time i will sign up to your website training. Your instructions are very clear and practical.
Glad it was helpful!
OMG what a great video! I am a master electrician who was trained by my father. Every one of the points was drilled in my head when I was 15. I'm 65 now and still going. Unfortunately my experience with the younger generations is that they poo poo such advice especially about their appearance.
Thanks! Appreciate your feedback on our video! There is still alot of keen electricians out there, just have to find them! :D
Great video Ken, I’m a mature age currently looking for an apprenticeship in the electrical industry I’ll definitely take these tips and advice in the near future.
Thats great to hear Paco!! Glad we could help!
How is it going now??
Great advice with application way beyond any one industry! I just showed this to my daughter who is a physiotherapy student starting work placement in a hospital. I'm hoping she was paying close attention to the many great points you raised. Thanks for packing so much common sense into one concise talk.
That's awesome! How was her first week of placement! Did it help? :)
This is gold.
hi do you have videos of roughing in a new house ..house rewire in your course etc
Currently no, however once we can move around more freely out of lockdown we will definitely :)
@@electricalhowto8523 ok thanks...thats awesome ..ill sign up for sure ..im licenced but have been doing appliances for years and need to update residential wiring practice
That's great mate. Look forward to helping you! ☺️
Hey I've been a apprentice for 3 months now I understand everyone was a apprentice at some point but I just feel really dumb sometimes i feel like there's things which are common sense I should know but I don't. I love what I'm doing and I'm so keen to learn but some days I go home unmotivated due to this. Is this normal or am I really not the sharpest tool in the shed 😂
Don’t stress bro I was cleaning and watching for 3 months till my boss put me on tools as he said cleanliness and how we work is the main part and now as a second year I’m fitting off switch boards and able to prepare meter boxes along with a group meter box everything has a time and place bro take it easy it’s a 4 year apprenticeship for a reason
I’ve made many mistakes and you will end up costing ur boss but it’s all a learning process so once you understand the theory a lot more it’ll work wonders bro don’t stress I’m still learning as qualified sparky still learn new stuff every day 👍
It is normal in any career that an individual chooses to feel like you are not learning to start with or doing the easy jobs. It takes time to prove to your boss and yourself that you are capable of completing new tasks. The more dedication that you show, the more your fellow electricians will want to show you as they can see that you are keen.
As a new apprentice, you should always have questions as you are learning every day. Try and ask a minimum of one new question every day.
Hope everything is going well and you are feeling more confident!
3 month u can't even use tools properly ....it's normal to feel dumb
Great video!
Hi, does your videos comes with subtitle? I’m hearing impaired and it would be helpful if it available. Thanks
They don't seem to understand Both I and the company could have their licence suspended because the apprentice I was supervising, didn't do what I told them to do. Now days, they have so many online resources available, tney hardly need TAFE. After 45 years, I am researching stuff almost every night. Keeping up to date. Tweaking my knowledge. It never ends. Isolate before entering a roof cavity. A roof cavity is one of the most dangerous work places anywhere.
Great video, thanks mate will definitely be using some of these skills.
Glad we could help!
Hi Ken, I'm moving to Australia soon and I'm 30 here. Is it too late to start a career as an Electrician?
Absolutely not! You just need to find a company happy to take on a mature aged apprentice that is keen to work hard! :) they are out there, you just have to ring plenty of businesses
Yes don't talk back, discussing a safety issue with two apprentices, when one started walking away. I said, don't walk away from me, we have not finished this conversation.
Wow, you can never muck around with safety...
What we would do in that instance is ask them to come back after the meeting. We would say "do you value the safety of your team mates?" Then pause for their response. Then "do you value the position that you have in our company?" Then pause.. two very strong and powerful questions that you really need them to answer. Need to work out why they think safety isn't important.
I'm an apprentice and when I am disrespected I have no issue talking back
Amazing tips.
Glad you think so!
Whats wrong with cap backwards? Just curious
It doesn't look professional on a job site. Your cap would have the company logo on the front normally. This should be facing the customer at all times if you are wearing it in summer. Putting a cap on backwards whilst crawling under a house or in a roof is fine, but putting it on correctly when you are representing your company is a must.
@@electricalhowto8523 Thanks for that, but what if its just a normal cap, not a company cap?
@@romejhonbaeza5989 don't advise wearing a cap during work hours unless it is a branded cap.
@electricalhowto8523 lol what? A cap isn't there to look nice it's to keep the sun out of your eyes... your saying your company doesn't care about its employees enough to think about that unless the company's name is on the hat... that's crazy man just saying. The cap backwards looking unprofessional has nothing to do with it... your in an out of the sun the cap will go forwards an backwards
@@jasonbourne2171he's saying don't wear a cap unless it looks professional. Of course you want to wear sun protection, and employers in Australia are required to provide PPE, so usually they will provide a hat or cap.
But don't bring in hats that look unprofessional. Don't wear your hats or clothing in a casual way if you want your bosses, clients or customers to take you seriously.
You're there to do a job, represent your company and leave the customer feeling satisfied that the work was carried out professionally by a professional.
anything for adult apprentices? lol
Ring as many companies as you can. Do work experience with companies to show how keen you are. Don't stop ringing or looking for the work, it'll come!!
You can also reach out to places like NECA who may be able to help.
It's hard to get a mature aged apprenticeship which really sucks!! But once you do get one, you'll be flying!
@@electricalhowto8523 this is a little disheartening but I will give it a go.
Apprentice shouldn’t be doing switch board upgrades are you actually an electrician?
My FIRST day as an apprentice I was wiring up panels. I’m not sure what type of trash training you dealt with, but apprentices most definitely should almost be overwhelmed with new information and hands on work right off the bat. (Two year journeyman btw.)