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Mechanic apprentiship?

  • 03-07-2010 6:53pm
    #1
    simba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    Hi everyone,i was just wondering if anybody was working as a mechanic or doing an apprentice in mechanics(airchaft,car,lorrys,bikes,farm machinery etc).im in my mid 20's and have wanted to do an apprentiship for the last while as i find car and motorbikes really interesting. I don't really know where to start with applying. Could you tell me if FÁS is still running apprentiships during the recession and is a mechanic apprentiship a good idea for the future?


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  • #2
    doolox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,350 ✭✭✭doolox


    To do an apprenticeship you need to get a sponsoring garage, trained mechanic or company to sign you up for the 4 years it takes to complete a typical apprenticeship. Each apprenticeship is registered with FAS.

    Typically you do 6 months at work followed by 6 months training at a FAS centre and rates of pay for the first year are very low, around 150 to 200 per week, rising to about 250 per week in second year and more in 3rd year etc...

    The big snag is in getting a company big enough and strong enough to last the 4 years and apprenticeship takes to complete and getting the qualified people to sign off on your work experience.

    All too often Garages go out of business, people fall out with their trainers or fail their tests or some item of paperwork gets fouled up or incomplete and it is not straightforward unless you put all the other distractions of life out of your mind.

    On the other hand it is an excellent gateway to a rewarding career if your interest in motorbikes and cars can become a working hobby and start to pay you back.........People will always need cars for transport and bikes for transport and fun............


  • #3
    simba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭simba


    Thanks for the reply. I heard that there is a hydrogen car that will be popular in the market over the next few years. Will there be work still for a mechanic then as there's only one movable part in the hydrogen car?
    I have a degree in engineering but there's not much work at the moment or for the while. I think that I would be better doing something then just claiming the dole. Has anyone made the move from engineering into some other field?


  • #4
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    simba wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply. I heard that there is a hydrogen car that will be popular in the market over the next few years. Will there be work still for a mechanic then as there's only one movable part in the hydrogen car?

    We were told that we'd all die of swine flu, bird flu, SARS, and that our computers would be screwed when the year changed to 2000, none of it happened. Automatic cars are all the rage in the States, never caught on the same here, same with hybrid cars, you only see the very odd Prius. I wouldn't worry about hydrogen cars unless they actually become popular.


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