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Part Time Apprentiships

  • 11-05-2011 2:21pm
    #1
    TGi666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭


    Looking into building my skills from September on and was wondering does anyone know how you would go about doing a part time apprenticeship in mechanics or similar.
    Being 24 the bills wont allow a full time apprenticeship so even if i did find someone to take me on anyone have an ideas of what the days hours would be like?
    Any advice would be appreciated


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  • #2
    Delancey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    It's my understanding that all apprenticeships and not just those connected to the motor trade are full time - I've never heard of a part time apprentice.


  • #3
    slinky2000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,287 ✭✭✭slinky2000


    Looked into this myself (being 29) and there was nothing I could find!


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Full time is the only way for an apprenticeship. Only way part time aside from night courses (most if not all are fairly sh1t) would be working in a garage on Saturdays or something, not really an option really.


  • #5
    Ardennes1944
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,238 ✭✭✭Ardennes1944


    id love to just tag along with a mechanic every now and then. learn something new


  • #6
    bassey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 936 ✭✭✭bassey


    Don't exist


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  • #7
    challengemaster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »
    id love to just tag along with a mechanic every now and then. learn something new

    Same...Unfortunately, we live in Ireland.


  • #8
    Graham_B18C
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,620 ✭✭✭Graham_B18C


    challengemaster wrote: »
    Same...Unfortunately, we live in Ireland.

    :confused: Are forign mechanics nicer about letting people learn from them?


  • #9
    TGi666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭TGi666


    just got this off the fas site:

    Effective: 01 May 2008
    Year Gross Wage Norm
    Phase 2 €195.25
    Phase 4 €293.17
    Phase 6 €439.75
    4th Year €527.70

    these accurate or has it gone down with all the levies?

    EDIT: i know these are full time rates and mite be able to stick it out for a year it is


  • #10
    m.j.w
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭m.j.w


    they have went down a little since then but they are the wages you get paid while you are on block release at college. you would probably be getting paid less in work, I was only getting 172 in first year and 260 in second year


  • #11
    TGi666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭TGi666


    next problem is finding somewhere years ago when i wanted to do mechanics (which i regret not doing now) i went to fas and they told me they would find me a place and give me a call...
    still waiting


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  • #12
    m.j.w
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭m.j.w


    as im sure you are already aware fas are USELESS


  • #13
    TGi666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭TGi666


    oh im well aware, also let me guess theres not other option but to go through them?


  • #14
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 23,339 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    TGi666 wrote: »
    next problem is finding somewhere years ago when i wanted to do mechanics (which i regret not doing now) i went to fas and they told me they would find me a place and give me a call...
    still waiting
    TGi666 wrote: »
    oh im well aware, also let me guess theres not other option but to go through them?


    Out of interest how many garages did you approach yourself when you were looking for an apprenticeship back in the day?


  • #15
    TGi666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 451 ✭✭TGi666


    RoverJames wrote: »
    Out of interest how many garages did you approach yourself when you were looking for an apprenticeship back in the day?

    off the top of the head 12 also this would have been back in 2005, neither garages nor fas got back to me, so thought myself over the last few years enough to keep me going.


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