Calgary Jeep Association
General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: 88xj on February 28, 2011, 07:18:50 PM
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im looking for a new mechanic job as my boss now just told me he wont do anything for my apprenticeship as i was hired there to become one a year ago. I do have experience as i have been working on race cars and my own stuff since i was little. so if anyone here knows of shops or works at a shop thats hiring please let me know pm me if wanted or just post here
thanks adam
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im looking for a new mechanic job as my boss now just told me he wont do anything for my apprenticeship as i was hired there to become one a year ago. I do have experience as i have been working on race cars and my own stuff since i was little. so if anyone here knows of shops or works at a shop thats hiring please let me know pm me if wanted or just post here
thanks adam
Shaw gmc is hiring...
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are they hiring new guys 1st years or expeirenced guys 3rd and 4th years
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Best thing you can do is go take the AST program at SAIT. Take a student loan if you need to and try to get a job busting tires at the Kal Tire in the Sears parking lot during the evening/weekends. It counts towards your hours and they let you park there for free while in school.
Worked out pretty good for me. Its a well respected course that gives a lot of extra training not found in the regular apprenticeship program.
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Best thing you can do is go take the AST program at SAIT. Take a student loan if you need to and try to get a job busting tires at the Kal Tire in the Sears parking lot during the evening/weekends. It counts towards your hours and they let you park there for free while in school.
Worked out pretty good for me. Its a well respected course that gives a lot of extra training not found in the regular apprenticeship program.
Just about finishing up my first year in the AST course. Teachers are great. Hopefully I can get a job right after I finish next year.
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The some oil field companies are looking for mechanics all years. You may start out as a labourer.
I am At Finning COE in Red Deer and we were just looking for 14 labours. Posting might still be up. You labour for a year or so ( it is a pretty easy job for the most part, sweep floors, empty garbage, refill consumable bins, and basic maintains, every so often we will grab you to swing hammer for pounding out pins, and for extra set of eyes for putting a engine in.) and when a first year position comes up you get first crack at it. Labourer pays $20 an hour. We just had 4 labourers move up to first years. and 2 moved over to parts.
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Best thing you can do is go take the AST program at SAIT. Take a student loan if you need to and try to get a job busting tires at the Kal Tire in the Sears parking lot during the evening/weekends. It counts towards your hours and they let you park there for free while in school.
Worked out pretty good for me. Its a well respected course that gives a lot of extra training not found in the regular apprenticeship program.
Agree with Clay here, i graduated from AST in 2003, you get credit towards your aprentis hours, so basicaly when you graduate your if i remember correctly your a 2nd year apprentice. after that no more shcool. and the course is great especially the shop part, you will rebuild, axles transmissions, engines and do some welding, machining, you will learn some electronics.... and lots more. their shops and equipment is great. you will spend more time in the shop and go through subjects throughly then you would if doing the aprentisship the old fashiond way where you work for a year then go an take a class, then work then class.
Just about finishing up my first year in the AST course. Teachers are great. Hopefully I can get a job right after I finish next year.
does Mr.Paul still teach there? if so does he still wear a silly hat? we use to bug him about the conductor hat he always wears and make train noises everytime he turned around to write something on the board. (chooo chooo.. all aboard)
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Well over the year I have been working there I have rebuilt 3 motors and a few diffs. welding I have done lots of it which a lot of it was tig . how long is that course at sait
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Well over the year I have been working tree I have rebuilt 3 motors and a few diffs welding I have done lots of it which a lot of it was tig and how long is that course at sait
huh?
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haha it makes sence my bad it was a late night and auto correct on iphone sucks
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its a little better now :)
i googled that for ya, cause i'm curious myself
2 year program, looks to be 5500/yr plus other fee's i'd assume
http://sait.ca/pages/cometosait/academic/diplomas/aast.shtml
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holy better find a job to pay for that
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Thiere is also a Think Big program for HET.
http://www.finning.ca/About/Employment/Default.aspx
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does Mr.Paul still teach there? if so does he still wear a silly hat? we use to bug him about the conductor hat he always wears and make train noises everytime he turned around to write something on the board. (chooo chooo.. all aboard)
He sure does, and yes he wears the train conductor hat! :D He also has his cane that he threatens to bash you on the head if you aren't listening.
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holy better find a job to pay for that
Take a student loan and work in the evenings/weekends. Thats what I did, its only 2 years. Yes it sucks and puts a cramp on your social life but so does being unemployed. Your first year working will pretty much pay for it.
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He sure does, and yes he wears the train conductor hat! :D He also has his cane that he threatens to bash you on the head if you aren't listening.
UGH!
Mr.Randy Paul is still teaching at SAIT? I graduated the AST program in 94 and he wore that ridiculous hat then too...and a pink sweater...
Thumbs up for SAIT and it's AST program though. I got into the automotive field within 3 months of graduating.
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if you choose work over school then avoid doing an apprenticeship in a dealership. you see very little of whats actually out there. i work in a dealer now and see how the apprentices do very little real work. i did my apprenticeship in a general shop and got to work with everything out there. gives you a good perspective on whats out there. at this point in my career i enjoy the dealership (most days) and what it has to offer. good luck.
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i work at a small shop but i was hired for a reason and now that reason is not there anymore so im done there to find a shop that will give me the apprenticeship like i was hired for a year ago
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Nobody hires a 1st year apprentice, they usually cost you money. Unless you have an "in" with shop or know someone you'll have a hard time getting.
Best you can hope for is to get on as a tire buster, washer, general labourer, etc. They'll work you in that area for 6 months to a year and then give you the oppertunity of applying for an Apprenticeship(competeing again 6 other guys).
The AST(or HET if you want to do Heavy Duty) is really your best bet.
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Try platinum mitsubishi. They are hiring apprentices. Talk to Branden Lahey.
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after that no more shcool.
maybe a little more school would have helped. ;D
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Thanks guys well it looks like I'll be trying to get into the ast program .
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Apply now for the fall as it fills up fast. If it is full get on the waiting list. I was 10th on the waiting list when I went and still got in about 2 months before the program started.