mechnic aprentiship

[tedthemechanic]

hi my names ryan whitehouse im 17 and im at dudley college studying motorvheilc maintenance and repair and im looking for an aprrentiship as i learn by working not writing so if anyone has any ideas on how to go about applying or knows someone who will take me on please reply

[K87]

I'd start by going round a couple of the local garages asking if you can help out at weekends and evenings etc to get a bit of experience under your belt and also to see if you enjoy it.

There are also some companies which run apprenticeship schemes, they are basically a governing body which monitor your training and give you qualification etc Google 'remit'and it hould come up.

Edited by K87 on Friday 18th December 01:58

[Rich_W]

All I could think of when I read this was

"Hello. My name is Helga, I live in Moscow. for a long time I have be searching for a husband...




And also don't for one minute think there's no writing in a technician job. You want to make bonus. The pen is mightier than the (Snap-On) spanner!

Edited by Rich_W on Friday 18th December 21:41

[roscozs]

All I can say is apply to every garage in your local area. Go in and physically give your CV and cover note to the manager/service manager. This way he knows your keen and he can actually see that your keen.

Your probably going to have to produce written jobcards at every garage, but main dealers will most likely require you to produce detailed written reports for warranty purposes. Dont let this put you off applying though, as the main thing is being able to use your head to resolve problems and getting the job done. Writing isn't a major requirement for the job in my eyes.
Just keep searching and good luck.

[Engineer1]

I wouldn't sweat the writing issue, poor spelling can be hidden with poor hand writing, provided you can do the job and write something that looks close enough you should be fine, just make sure you can spell parts names and vehicle types, I would be worried about repaired breaks on a Volkswagon.