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Dublin Airport free work

  • 20-10-2013 10:00pm
    #1
    airbus125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭


    Is there anywhere in the airport that would let a 16 year old work for free during the summer, just to get my foot in door. was thinking somewhere like ocs or even a trolly person goin around collecting all the trolleys?
    Thanks


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  • #2
    hopperdavy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 68 ✭✭hopperdavy


    Hi i will Pm you some contacts that I have , would your lad be interested in aircraft photography or spotting at all ,


  • #3
    pclancy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,941 ✭✭✭pclancy


    Oh Dear. Ban time.


  • #4
    airbus125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭airbus125


    pclancy wrote: »
    Oh Dear. Ban time.

    Why?


  • #5
    andy_g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    airbus125 wrote: »
    Why?

    Pclancy is talking about hopperdavy


  • #6
    Aotearoa
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 74 ✭✭Aotearoa


    most of the companies in Dublin airport have over 16's working for free too!!!!


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  • #7
    skibum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,074 ✭✭✭skibum


    Are you doing transition year in school? If so it would make it easier for you to apply for work experience, as you would be covered by your schools insurance policy. Big issue that places have when they have people helping out voluntarily is that they are liable if anything happens to you.

    Prepare a good cover letter and post / email / ring the HR departments of all sections in the airport, good luck, hope you get something.


  • #8
    andy_g
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,561 ✭✭✭andy_g


    skibum wrote: »
    Are you doing transition year in school? If so it would make it easier for you to apply for work experience, as you would be covered by your schools insurance policy. Big issue that places have when they have people helping out voluntarily is that they are liable if anything happens to you.

    Prepare a good cover letter and post / email / ring the HR departments of all sections in the airport, good luck, hope you get something.

    He would be insured by the school for general work in the airport, however the dept of education does not cover airside work.


  • #9
    airbus125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭airbus125


    I'll be 16 on july 1st next year and i have my junior cert in june so wouldnt be able to start until late june. Is there any chance that somewhere would take me on.


  • #10
    jamo2oo9
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,780 ✭✭✭jamo2oo9


    airbus125 wrote: »
    I'll be 16 on july 1st next year and i have my junior cert in june so wouldnt be able to start until late june. Is there any chance that somewhere would take me on.

    If you are really in aviation, you should give Simtech a go. They are based in the Dublin Airport Logistics Park which is on St. Margret's Road on the west side of the airport perimeter. It's a pilot training facility with 4 simulators and a mock up of a CityJet aircraft (I think it's an RJ type). Simtech runs 3 of those simulators, B737 (MCC Intro and Commercial Flying), ATR 72 and Avro RJ-100 (I think). The fourth one is an A320 which is run by Aer Lingus.

    I did my work experience with them for a week two years ago and I was put into the position of an assistant maintanence engineer which would go around with your mentor to fix faulty parts on the sims and learn electronics. Did get to fly on the B737 Generic and the Avro. B737 Generic sim is fixed motion and the other three are hydraulic, 3-axis motioned sims.

    Definitely worth your time to look into that and I have done 4 work experiences so far and none of them beats Simtech.


  • #11
    airbus125
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 152 ✭✭airbus125


    jamo2oo9 wrote: »
    If you are really in aviation, you should give Simtech a go. They are based in the Dublin Airport Logistics Park which is on St. Margret's Road on the west side of the airport perimeter. It's a pilot training facility with 4 simulators and a mock up of a CityJet aircraft (I think it's an RJ type). Simtech runs 3 of those simulators, B737 (MCC Intro and Commercial Flying), ATR 72 and Avro RJ-100 (I think). The fourth one is an A320 which is run by Aer Lingus.

    I did my work experience with them for a week two years ago and I was put into the position of an assistant maintanence engineer which would go around with your mentor to fix faulty parts on the sims and learn electronics. Did get to fly on the B737 Generic and the Avro. B737 Generic sim is fixed motion and the other three are hydraulic, 3-axis motioned sims.

    Definitely worth your time to look into that and I have done 4 work experiences so far and none of them beats Simtech.

    I am actually going there in a few weeks because I won a voucher so mise swell enquire while I'm over there


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