Guest Nathan1996 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Im new in perth and my friends have no idea about TAFE or anything. So i just waned to know what is a pre-apprenticeship and is the same as TAFE or what comes first pre-apprentice or TAFE? -confused Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 A pre apprenticeship course is what a lot of wannabe sparky apprentices do before they get a job. Most employers here prefer to take someone on who has done this course first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nathan1996 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Thanks, but do you do a pre-apprenticeship before or after TAFE? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 Ok i shall explain slowly. You go to TAFE to do the pre apprenticeship course which you would book all by yourself by calling the TAFE( i believe you pay for it although i may be wrong). Then when you complete the course you apply to an electrical contacting company that is looking to hire an apprentice. If you get a job then as part of your training you will attend TAFE either 1 day a week( day release) or for a couple of weeks at a time (block release) for the duration of your 4 year apprenticeship. Speak to these people a lot of the apprentices in WA are government sponsored through NECA and hired out to companies. http://www.egt.net.au/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nathan1996 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 im so sorry im new in australia, So i don got to TAFE for courses first i go fo a pre-apprenticeship? im in Yr12 by the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nathan1996 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 P.s i want to be a sparky if it makes a differance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmacl Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 I know you do and i have been explaining how it works. I am an electrician and i obviously work with apprentices. The pre apprenticeship is a course designed for school leavers who want to be apprentices in the electrical industry. If you want to be a sparky you need a job and you are trained through the job as i explained before. You cannot go to TAFE for 4 years and then become qualified as you must have on the job training too and complete an apprenticeship. You get sent to TAFE as part of your job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nathan1996 Posted April 8, 2013 Report Share Posted April 8, 2013 well thank you colinmacl you helped alot, i just not understanding it i will just do more research Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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