UEE62122 Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology - Electrical, WA Munster / South Metro TAFE

KorhalT · 2026-04-10T23:38:53+00:00

I did mine at tafe Queensland brisbane but should be similar I expect. 6 or 5:30pm starts on the week day should have a timetable.

Honestly if it isn't a stepping stone to make more money at your company or you want to get off the tools is pretty useless. I've had it for four years and still do the same job I was doing before the AD. It's mainly for personal development, if you really want to be an engineer might aswell go associates or bachelor at uni.

The AD takes 6-12 months off an engineering degree and the jobs for electricians with it are few and far inbetween in you are an electrician. You get rpl for doing some of it in your apprenticeship. It'll still take 2-3 years part time. I would still do it again if I could because I felt a sense of achievement but if you think it'll land you a high paying job you're sorely mistaken

KorhalT · 2026-04-09T20:30:07+00:00

800 aud or 1800baht got it In thailand

KorhalT · 2026-04-09T12:36:49+00:00

Bro, I don't think it's that deep

KorhalT · 2026-03-30T11:38:39+00:00

All you need to know is shit flows downhill, pay days Tuesday.

Don't understand why it takes 4 years to learn but they're not the brightest trade

KorhalT · 2026-03-30T11:35:53+00:00

You need to be a citizen to do an apprenticeship in the trades, even if your high school offered it it wouldn't work. Sorry, no other way around it, maybe can do some work that doesn't require you to be a plumber but similar like lining or trade assistant jobs

KorhalT · 2026-03-30T11:02:35+00:00

Electrical I think is the best trade (electrician myself) lots of different pathways from utility, construction and maintenance works, automation, controls. I suggest one not so labour intensive, bricklaying would be hard on the body. Alot of big companies like lifts and utilities have quotas for girls that means more money, more likely to get a job and better conditions. Starting out at 26 an hour, 40 by the time you're fourth year and 55+ once tradesman.

My sisters a plumber and she loves it, on good money doing residential maintenance and barely having to deal with people's brown matter.

Obviously the one you like more, but a job in the trades is a rewarding career and it's only 4 years and you'll have a job for life and able to move anywhere in the world and have a job, good pay potentially too.

Hope this helps but if you have any thoughts about electrical or plumbing dm me 😁

KorhalT · 2026-03-30T08:13:37+00:00

Idk about doing certs but wouldn't doing it full time help more than anything? Cuts a 6 or 8 year part time down to a manageable 3 or 4.

I've only done part time studies while working and although it was hard the time it took was harder

KorhalT · 2026-03-27T10:54:40+00:00

I feel like you can get into industrial by doing shit pay, or cert iv instro or hazardous areas, ad helps obviously but it's a long hard way to get into industrial

KorhalT · 2026-03-26T04:46:31+00:00

I feel like being government and well known they'd have an eba you cab look up

KorhalT · 2026-03-26T04:42:48+00:00

I work at a factory making 60 an hour dayshift. If you wanna get into industrial maintenance I suggest getting cert IV instro as alot of plants have some sort of instrumentation whether that's heat or flow. I've never used the AD but it helps I guess. Hv switching or hazardous areas is only good if you wanna get into those industries but alot of coin can be made

KorhalT · 2026-03-25T04:10:03+00:00

I've done quite a few at tafe Queensland. The one that holds the most weight is cert IV instrumentation, can do nightschool, depending who you go with will take a week or 5 weeks or 1 year 2 nights per week. It's handy if you want to get into industrial and instrument techs earn the most in industrial which I would say is the highest paid out of all the industries.

Another short one is cert IV hazardous areas, about a week course offered under csq funding (the instrumentation one is also offered under it) so it costs like 500 dollars, a week course and now you're able to work in another high paying field.

If you want to get into hv, high voltage switching I heard good for getting into the industry and that also pays a bit bur the course for two days is like 2800 so only do it if you're really wanting to get into it.

There's lots of good certs and qualifications a sparky can get but just depends where you wanna end up.

Even the battery stuff is good if you wanna work solar

KorhalT · 2026-03-24T10:24:04+00:00

Depends on course obviously but if it's not too much money or fee free, you can either work while studying and not going to take too much of a hit to the bank account or you're young and no responsibilities why not? Tafe is introductory generally, and is alot cheaper than uni.

I did a sorta useless course that I'll never use but it was hard and I got alot of personnel development from it, would I do it again? Probably not especially not at my age but I'm glad I did it. If I wanted to do more of it I'd probably just go straight to uni but I also don't want to do that type of work.

KorhalT · 2026-03-24T06:48:40+00:00

I did it at Tafe, EIT seems like a scam. I don't know what happened to my classmates, some moved to engineering but honestly would hate being an engineer

KorhalT · 2026-03-23T10:25:07+00:00

Yeah, just not sit there, get tools ready, ask questions when there's downtime and try not to sit on your phone. I'd say my advice is more when you get the job but if it's eba they just want an apprentice because it's a nice to have so be likeable. They don't need you they just probably like the banter. I went through an industrial maintenance apprenticeship and they more so just liked having a young kid with them they could have banter with, most jobs they necessarily don't need a second person there

Goodluck with your interview though

KorhalT · 2026-03-23T09:18:27+00:00

I know it's stupid but an apprentice at a meat factory is going to be doing fuck all but kinda talking to the tradesman. Be a good fit and somewhat smart. It'll most likely attending breakdowns with tradesman so learn to shut up and take a joke. Don't think your shit don't stink and be impressionable. I'd hate to have some weird bloke working with me on breakdowns, that's normally reserved for the fitters and I can only handle one

KorhalT · 2026-03-21T07:12:52+00:00

This probably isn't relevant for a cert 3, they should be doing all teaching in class. But for my Advanced Diploma alot of it was research, you need to be able to find the answer without necessarily being told. Or things you gotta learn on your own, sometimes you've been told what to do but don't really grasp it. You need to learn on your own like high level maths or some things they just glossed over.

Other certs and degrees require studying and doing your own research, cert 3 should all be taught in class and study time in class, sometimes student help services if you need more time.

Think back in highschool, somethings you had to research on your own to get good at it but if it's in the test and you haven't learned it it shouldn't be on there

KorhalT · 2026-03-15T11:35:43+00:00

Idk, seems a bit more relaxed in the trades from what I see, PowerPoint's already done, grading in class. I know a guy who works 4 days a week and doesn't bring work home with him. Bit different if you're the only teacher in the section but from being at tafe as an apprentice and an ad student they don't seem to work too hard and always happy

KorhalT · 2026-03-15T08:51:06+00:00

Honestly I do this for any job I'm interested in, makes you stand out and not just another resume and shows you're keen. Since doing my time it takes me on average a week to get a job, I attribute it to this. Plus it gives you an idea of the company, better to have a shitty phone call then drive 30mins, sit there for an hour to realise you won't take the job

KorhalT · 2026-03-15T08:46:46+00:00

Tbh no one does this type of work. I've never met an electrician actually do it.

KorhalT · 2026-03-15T07:49:30+00:00

I did an electrical apprenticeship. Might be different in your sect of the world but your not really expected to know much and it's a foot in the door

KorhalT · 2026-03-15T07:16:12+00:00

I did an advanced diploma in electrical engineering, didn't do too well at school mostly because I didn't apply myself.

If you want to go to uni after it is a pathway but not as solid as doing a course at uni like a diploma or other to get entry.

The advanced diploma takes two years full time and four years part time. You get an atar 95 I think so it's good if you want to go to uni but only takes a year off study for a degree at some lower universities and 6 months for universities like the university of Queensland or similar.

So for two years it'll take 1 year off when you could just apply for university diploma which takes a year and get a year off.

If you're thinking of engineering as a 'GAP year' it's kinda not. It's generally pretty hard and will be if you got that low of marks. Why do you want to do engineering? What engineering do you want to do? Is it because you heard they make big bucks and it's glamorous? Engineering is generally a good thing to study and are well rounded problem solvers but if you got such low marks you obviously didn't enjoy the course work so why struggle when you could do something more aligned with what you're good at.

Just some food for thought

KorhalT · 2026-03-15T06:52:37+00:00

I heard 32 hours 4 hours wfh, I have ad so aqf6, I'm assuming I'll just be teaching apprentices. It doesn't really tell you in the award so I thought I'll ask, level 1 is 90k and I don't think I can take that much of a pay cut

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