I am on to 4th year apprentice in landscaping and hort, started on 207 bucks a week as a first year,so many times i nearly through it in, because i was struggling so much, but at the end of this year i finallly get signed of and will be put straight into a managers role, Yep and they wonder why theres a skills shortage.

welcome to the trade mate

im in my 9th year as a sparky and im still always learning something new.
its a good trade with countless opportunities if your willing to get out there and take them..

it doesnt pay too bad either...

enjoy

fark no wonder there's a skills shortage, I make that much working one day a week doing unskilled labour.

at the moment i am working 6 days a week, and am clearing 280 per week. which isnt toooo baaad i dont think, considering its 280 bucks more then i was earning this time two weeks ago.

yep whitesedan i feel that. i was on 150pw as a first year, went to a princely 200 as a second year.
that was back in '97

I was on $175 as a first year. I could only just afford to pay rent in a sharehouse, $50 for food and enough to buy a 6pack of coopers pale. (i rode a bmx and my datsuns sat at my mums.)

Damn, that was 9yrs ago now.

does lining up at centre link each week a job

hahaha

i think i even get paid more then scotty for the first 3years and ill i do its stand in a line :P

kidding,,

im a whore by trade :P

lol taking 50bucks of a first yr apprentice, The way apprentices get paid he will be owing us all money for months. Well done on the job. My mate just got signed of as a qualified sparky

im a 3rd year apprentice painter

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im an apprentice refrig/aircon
only first yr :(
good fun tho :D