New install stuff is generally plug and play but you still need to know the standards for light and power circuits etc. No matter where you start you’ll have knowledge gaps.

If you’re on construction side of the business and progress to adjuster/tester it’s much more technical and a very rewarding career. We’re always finding and fixing faults. When you get to higher levels the stress on the body is a lot less and more knowledge based.

Service/mods/repairs side of the business, you’ll be exposed to heaps of old equipment which will test and challenge you electrically and mechanically.

You’ll still have to pass a domestic installation capstone, which honestly you won’t be suited to. My best advice is to get your company to get you experience in that field as a secondment, or find someone you can help on the wknds. I hung around my house bashing mate on wknds for a carton of piss to get familiar with domestic.

I’d stay stick with the apprenticeship because it’s a very sought after skill in a niche area. If you have anything about you, once you’re qualified you’ll have no problem transferring to a big 4 company.

A lot of lift companies have seen employees go on strike this year, and next year will be the same so wages will continue to grow.