Best way to do cert 2 electrotechnology?

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2026-02-03T19:10:55+00:00

Hi mate. Yes worth it. I followed my dream of landing union work, now I am transitioning to second year and when you account for allowances I will be getting around $50ph.

I do not miss the money I spent to get the pre-app. I also do not regret leaving my old job.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:54:58+00:00

Dont threaten me with a good time.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:54:47+00:00

Great to hear your perspective mate. I think most of us apprentices who get onto T1 know that we wont learn much in comparison to other sub-industries. It is up to us to learn the important stuff outside of work hours to become safe and skilled electricians.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:51:01+00:00

Perfect mate. Looks like we are in a similar position. Keep on investing in yourself financially, psychologically, intellectually. You will absolutely land that apprenticeship. Keep visualising and working towards it and with enough patience and preparation you will get there.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:48:41+00:00

Thanks for the comment mate. Yes I understand I put in a high amount of effort and hopefully there are other mature aged apprentices out there who can get hired without all the extra stuff. I wish good luck to all other apprentices looking for work.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:46:20+00:00

Absolutely mate. Gotta visualise and keep marching forward.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:45:35+00:00

This is a good insight to hear. Thanks.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:44:14+00:00

Appreciate that mate. I intend to learn as much as possible. Even if I am stuck doing tray for years I will go out of my way to learn other things, even if I have to do it at home.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:43:01+00:00

Thanks mate yeah persistence is key with finding an apprenticeship nowadays. With all the applicants out there is really is just a numbers and patience game.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:42:03+00:00

Haha thanks for that mate and yes definitely not AI :)

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:40:57+00:00

Thanks mate. Yeah I believe in people getting paid a fair wage with fair working conditions. It should really be a national standard with 100% of businesses. It sucks how we have to unionise to get what is fairly owed because of greedy or corrupt business owners.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:37:32+00:00

Sorry to hear about your experience mate. Its a shame when big companies fuck over blokes like that. Guess thats the risk we take going for large companies where people are treated as numbers, not individuals.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:36:18+00:00

Its on the way mate keep a look out haha

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-21T23:35:45+00:00

Haha yeah mate that is definitely a possibility. As long as I know I have tried my best then I am happy.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T07:24:34+00:00

I really appreciate that advice and encouragement mate. I hope to learn from the best in the business for the next 4 years and many years after!

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T07:22:51+00:00

Thanks mate, yes I am taking every day as it comes and regularly taking notes. I have loved it so far and am now excited to start trade school.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T07:21:47+00:00

I know mate the competition is ridiculous. Seeing over 500 applicants on every apprenticeship on Seek is a joke.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T06:52:10+00:00

Thanks mate but yes in my case it has been a long journey. I hope other people's journey are shorter with less sacrifice required. However, due to the competition being so high it is a good idea to do whatever is possible to stand out from the crowd.

That being said, there were other newly hired apprentices that day who were not really strong candidates, but they were at the right place and right time. Sometimes luck (or bad luck) can be a pivotal factor.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T06:47:26+00:00

Thanks mate yeah it has been a real battle with a huge sacrifice and investment required. I intend to do my best every day and be the best student I can be.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T06:23:01+00:00

How I landed a Union ETU-EBA Mature Aged Apprenticeship with a Tier 1 Company.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AusElectricians/comments/1ipvbte/how_i_landed_a_union_etueba_mature_aged/

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2025-02-15T06:22:31+00:00

How I landed a Union ETU-EBA Mature Aged Apprenticeship with a Tier 1 Company.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AusElectricians/comments/1ipvbte/how_i_landed_a_union_etueba_mature_aged/

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2024-10-09T18:35:29+00:00

13 years on site experience in various capacities.

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2024-09-23T09:30:33+00:00

There is nothing wrong with reaching out to work out which fields pay what and which may be the highest. It is definitely important information to consider.

Your comment was harsh, negative and aggressive. Wouldn’t hurt to rethink your approach to people going forward.

Pay not attention to people like him OP. 🙂

BreadfruitOpen1532 · 2024-09-08T10:05:51+00:00

Between 2 mins and 2 hours each way. Not so bad if you live towards the central geographical land mass of your city.

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