mechanic or electrician?

Rocky95

I have a choice between bus eireann mechanic n esb electrician apprenticeship!

What is.....
Differences?
Pay?
Allowances ?
Training?
Full time job after 4 years?
Tools provided?

What is best money maker??

endacl

Which are you more interested in. You could be doing either for a long time.

Congratulations of being offered both, BTW.

Rocky95

endacl wrote: »

Which are you more interested in. You could be doing either for a long time.

Congratulations of being offered both, BTW.

Well I have 0 experience at both?
So it's hard say but I'm 100% going with esb jus. Getting some Opinions? I think esb will give me alot n allow me To progress further?

endacl

Rocky95 wrote: »

Well I have 0 experience at both?
So it's hard say but I'm 100% going with esb jus. Getting some Opinions? I think esb will give me alot n allow me To progress further?

Sparks travel well too.

Rocky95

endacl wrote: »

Sparks travel well too.

Are u tradesman?

fed up sick and tired

ESB. For sure.

Rocky95

fed up sick and tired wrote: »

ESB. For sure.

Do you have any info about an ESB apprenticeship??

HoggyRS

120,000 aus dollars a year for newly qualified esb lads out in OZ. You'll have better wages during ur apprenticeship with the ESB as sparks get more than mechanics.

To be fair they are two trades that are a world away from each other workwise, so you just have to decide what you would prefer.

jca

Esb. Much cleaner job, better conditions and certainly a bit easier when you get older.

Lenny

esb is deffo the winner here. good stable company to work for.

for nixers,(sparks) people will only ring you when they have spare cash to do up their houses.
for nixers(mechanic) you may have a little more work when people ring you as they need their car, but it could be a head ache as their car will most likely be broken down, and feck all people do regular services for their cars as they don't see them as a necessity, and you need to constantly update your tools/diagnostic equipment, and also I think its the least paid qualified trade

Rocky95

HoggyRS wrote: »

120,000 aus dollars a year for newly qualified esb lads out in OZ. You'll have better wages during ur apprenticeship with the ESB as sparks get more than mechanics.

To be fair they are two trades that are a world away from each other workwise, so you just have to decide what you would prefer.

Interesting. !! Is that commercial work?,

Rocky95

Lenny wrote: »

esb is deffo the winner here. good stable company to work for.

for nixers,(sparks) people will only ring you when they have spare cash to do up their houses.
for nixers(mechanic) you may have a little more work when people ring you as they need their car, but it could be a head ache as their car will most likely be broken down, and feck all people do regular services for their cars as they don't see them as a necessity, and you need to constantly update your tools/diagnostic equipment, and also I think its the least paid qualified trade

True in what u said!
Is a full time job likely after 4 years tho?

fed up sick and tired

Rocky95 wrote: »

Do you have any info about an ESB apprenticeship??

No, not as such.

For a start though, I think rates of pay for apprentices are standardised.

To be honest, I wouldn't be all that impressed if a potential apprentice I was interviewing was putting tools and allowances high up on the agenda.

From your own point of view I wouldn't be choosing any apprenticeship over another based on getting a full time job out of it.

The ONLY thing you should concern yourself with right now is the quality of training you will receive.

Good luck.

Rocky95

fed up sick and tired wrote: »

No, not as such.

For a start though, I think rates of pay for apprentices are standardised.

To be honest, I wouldn't be all that impressed if a potential apprentice I was interviewing was putting tools and allowances high up on the agenda.

From your own point of view I wouldn't be choosing any apprenticeship over another based on getting a full time job out of it.

The ONLY thing you should concern yourself with right now is the quality of training you will receive.

Good luck.

Well I only want to know whether I get tools so I can buy them and be prepared to start not rushin. Trying to buy them ! Esb is what I wanted since a child and I'm jus lucky to this chance! thanks

Lenny

Rocky95 wrote: »

Esb is what I wanted since a child and I'm jus lucky to this chance! thanks

Well then why the create the thread?

Rocky95

Lenny wrote: »

Well then why the create the thread?

For reassurance?

fed up sick and tired

Rocky95 wrote: »

Well I only want to know whether I get tools so I can buy them and be prepared to start not rushin. Trying to buy them ! Esb is what I wanted since a child and I'm jus lucky to this chance! thanks

I'd be fairly confident that they will supply you with a toolkit.

You're a very lucky man. Best of luck.

HoggyRS

Rocky95 wrote: »

Interesting. !! Is that commercial work?,

No its as linesmen. Thats what you'll be training as, you won't be getting the experience of your average spark in your apprenticeship, you'll be consistently working on huge voltages that commercial/domestic sparks would never see. Thats why yer training is so unique.

You get your tools off the ESB as far as I know too.

Rocky95

HoggyRS wrote: »

No its as linesmen. Thats what you'll be training as, you won't be getting the experience of your average spark in your apprenticeship, you'll be consistently working on huge voltages that commercial/domestic sparks would never see. Thats why yer training is so unique.

You get your tools off the ESB as far as I know too.

Would u be experienced enough to do residential work like in spare time? surely u would?

Rod Serling

You're very, very lucky. If you wanted to be a spark since you were a child then that's what you should be going for.

But for what it's worth, there's a lot of mechanics in my family and I don't think any one of them are happy with their lot. It's a tough job and very demanding, especially the older you get. Not that being an electrician isn't tough and doesn't require a lot of you, but I'd imagine in the long run it'll give you the better payoff.

fed up sick and tired

Rocky95 wrote: »

Would u be experienced enough to do residential work like in spare time? surely u would?

Basic residential work is the first practical thing you will learn when you go to FAS. It isn't very realistic, nor very comprehensive, but electrically it's perfectly correct and you'll get a feel for it.

You get experienced in residential work by doing residential work. That's the only way.

HoggyRS

Rocky95 wrote: »

Would u be experienced enough to do residential work like in spare time? surely u would?

You'd figure it out alrite from your phase 2 training. But don't mind that, foxers are more trouble than they're worth in alot of cases. Just go for the ESB, seriously.


Have you been accepted to both the bus eireann and esb already? I thought they still be interviewing around this time.

Rocky95

HoggyRS wrote: »

You'd figure it out alrite from your phase 2 training. But don't mind that, foxers are more trouble than they're worth in alot of cases. Just go for the ESB, seriously.


Have you been accepted to both the bus eireann and esb already? I thought they still be interviewing around this time.

Well I done medical so I'm fairly confident not cocky now but I know I done well