That's awesome! How was her first week of placement! Did it help? :)

Glad it was helpful!

Glad you think so!

Glad we could help!

Thats great to hear Paco!! Glad we could help!

How is it going now??

Wow, you can never muck around with safety... What we would do in that instance is ask them to come back after the meeting. We would say "do you value the safety of your team mates?" Then pause for their response. Then "do you value the position that you have in our company?" Then pause.. two very strong and powerful questions that you really need them to answer. Need to work out why they think safety isn't important.

I'm an apprentice and when I am disrespected I have no issue talking back

Currently no, however once we can move around more freely out of lockdown we will definitely :)

@@electricalhowto8523 ok thanks...thats awesome ..ill sign up for sure ..im licenced but have been doing appliances for years and need to update residential wiring practice

That's great mate. Look forward to helping you! ☺️

Don’t stress bro I was cleaning and watching for 3 months till my boss put me on tools as he said cleanliness and how we work is the main part and now as a second year I’m fitting off switch boards and able to prepare meter boxes along with a group meter box everything has a time and place bro take it easy it’s a 4 year apprenticeship for a reason

I’ve made many mistakes and you will end up costing ur boss but it’s all a learning process so once you understand the theory a lot more it’ll work wonders bro don’t stress I’m still learning as qualified sparky still learn new stuff every day 👍

It is normal in any career that an individual chooses to feel like you are not learning to start with or doing the easy jobs. It takes time to prove to your boss and yourself that you are capable of completing new tasks. The more dedication that you show, the more your fellow electricians will want to show you as they can see that you are keen. As a new apprentice, you should always have questions as you are learning every day. Try and ask a minimum of one new question every day. Hope everything is going well and you are feeling more confident!

3 month u can't even use tools properly ....it's normal to feel dumb

Absolutely not! You just need to find a company happy to take on a mature aged apprentice that is keen to work hard! :) they are out there, you just have to ring plenty of businesses

It doesn't look professional on a job site. Your cap would have the company logo on the front normally. This should be facing the customer at all times if you are wearing it in summer. Putting a cap on backwards whilst crawling under a house or in a roof is fine, but putting it on correctly when you are representing your company is a must.

@@electricalhowto8523 Thanks for that, but what if its just a normal cap, not a company cap?

@@romejhonbaeza5989 don't advise wearing a cap during work hours unless it is a branded cap.

​@electricalhowto8523 lol what? A cap isn't there to look nice it's to keep the sun out of your eyes... your saying your company doesn't care about its employees enough to think about that unless the company's name is on the hat... that's crazy man just saying. The cap backwards looking unprofessional has nothing to do with it... your in an out of the sun the cap will go forwards an backwards

​@@jasonbourne2171he's saying don't wear a cap unless it looks professional. Of course you want to wear sun protection, and employers in Australia are required to provide PPE, so usually they will provide a hat or cap. But don't bring in hats that look unprofessional. Don't wear your hats or clothing in a casual way if you want your bosses, clients or customers to take you seriously. You're there to do a job, represent your company and leave the customer feeling satisfied that the work was carried out professionally by a professional.

Ring as many companies as you can. Do work experience with companies to show how keen you are. Don't stop ringing or looking for the work, it'll come!! You can also reach out to places like NECA who may be able to help. It's hard to get a mature aged apprenticeship which really sucks!! But once you do get one, you'll be flying!

@@electricalhowto8523 this is a little disheartening but I will give it a go.