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I'm making around 450$ take home as a second yr fridgie. On a good week it's up around $800. My brother is a mature 1st yr and is on nearly the same as me hourly
Kinda sucks

G'day,

Kudos for being interested in getting urself an apprenticeship.

I'm a second year mature age panel beating apprentice. I know that when I started my apprenticeship (at 22yo) that was the starting age for mature age apprentices. I don't know what the age for mature age apprentices is now. First year I was getting approx $450 after tax, now second year is about $505 after tax.

At my same work, there is a bloke the same age who is completing his final year as a spray painter and is only just getting more than me (unsure if that was with a bit of o/t or not).

Even though being a mature age apprentice gives me a higher wage, I still wish I had started it at least 6 years ago, would've been on shit loads more by now.

Start an apprenticeship asap, mature age or not... definitely worth it.

Josh.

is it true the government pays part of your wage as an apprentice? like a percentage goes straight to the workplace to encourage them to use apprentices?

they get tax breaks

nstg8a wrote:is it true the government pays part of your wage as an apprentice? like a percentage goes straight to the workplace to encourage them to use apprentices?

I know with us, every 6months for the first 2 yrs of your apprenticeship you get $500 and then ontop of that, 12 and 24months you get and extra $500. So in total, $2000 not bad if i say so

Im looking at getting into mechanics asap, but need to find somewhere to take me on..

Has anyone got any connections??

yeh plus 800 in tools.
and there is a few 250 bonus's as well.

holmsy wrote:yeh plus 800 in tools.
and there is a few 250 bonus's as well.

false the laws have changed in VIC. no longer get Tools For Your Trade ($800) and the Wage Top-ups have changed, im not sure of exact amounts however they are respective of ur yr (ie 1st yr top ups are more than 2nd yr) and accomodate the removal of TFYT

if u want exact details ring an appreniceship agencies

i thought it might have changed recently.
but thats what i got last year

yeah i got it in 07 but this yr its a bit different

holmsy wrote:**** man screw that. As 2nd year elec im getting around 600 a week take home

I second that. I'm also second year. Yay EBA and Site allowance.

im on $7 an hour first year ohh yea

im a 1st year apprentice chef and i pull in around 500 a week but thats coz of weekend wages

gee i remember when doing my mechanic apprenticeship and taking about 170 home about 10 years ago. i work 3 jobs at present on the weekend i can take home 550 bucks from my extra 2 jobs and they are jobs you don't need any experience in apart from a MR truck licence which i got free through the job i do during the week. during the week i work 4am - 12.30pm at home on the couch at 12.45 just work in a food distribution warehouse and take home 700 bucks. i have been looking at doing another apprenticeship too either electrician or boilermaker but just don't know because of the pay rate.

2nd year motor mechanic workin in a tyre/mechanical shop earning up to 440 a week take home... better than when i was with ford earning 330 a week and max of 3 hours for saturdays so like 380 ish max a week...

as an apprentice the only thing that gives u a bit more cash is shitloads of OT...

ill probly try and find an apprenticeship through the vacc, then atleast they organise what i should be paid etc.

All i can say is, you'll get good money on a big union site. Thats pretty much about it.

Every guy i've known and worked with who has done their apprenticeship on a big site has been useless at their trade.

If you want to be good at your trade, try and work with a smaller company, you'll learn a hell of a lot more and wont just be some qualified guys monkey and bitch for your whole apprenticeship.

I wouldn't trust any of my mates from trade school who worked on a union site to change a light bulb in my house.

Our Cable Tech apprentice is on 45 a year as an adult apprentice. But he is 31.

Im a apprentice sparky, commercial/ industrial, not auto. Im through a group training setup which has its pros and cons. youve got flexibility on where and who you work with, if you dont like a company you can ask to be placed somewhere else etc. Im a 4 year now, will be out of my time 6-8 months. I started of as a first year 17 on $6.36 an hour, 2nd was just under 9 i think. Ive been with the same host contractor since ive started and they have been pretty good to me.

The last 2/3rds of my 3rd i got on to a new agreement with my host which gives me extra pay on top of the basic group training wage. i was on 20 bucks an hour as a third year plus travel allowance, when it was booming was on a 4 floor fitout doin 55 hour weeks taking home 1100-1200

Im 4th year now on just under 24 bucks an hour plus $22 a day travel allowance if i drive to site.