I dig this guy sharing his special kit for a specific type of work. I have a kit of my own for different work that I’ve been refining for years. I’d like to see more videos like this.
Can I be a pain in the ass and ask some questions mate? I'm finishing my pre-app now and want to get into the industrial side of things. 1) What kind of apprenticeship did you do? 2) If you did it out on a mine, how was the lifestyle? I'm mature age and didn't want to be away from the family too much. 3) Can you transfer into your role later or will they only take people who did their apprenticeship in the mines? Any other insights would really be appreciated. Thank you for the videos.
1) What kind of apprenticeship did you do? I did an apprenticeship as an Electrical Mechanic, There is a couple different apprenticeships you can do but honestly the curriculum is the same and the resulting licene is equal for all intents and purposes. One is not better than the other its just a flaw in the system similar to me needing to get a licence in every state. I currently have three different licences, nothing extra was needed just another fee... I did my apprenticeship through a group training organisation that finds you employers and moves you around a bit for some diversity in your learning. Theoretically you get promised that you will do all aspects of the trade and be exposed to as much of the different industries as possible. In reality this is false marketing and is designed to get you to sign up. These organisations are essentially labour hire companies that are looking to make money off your labour by "hiring you out" to different companies. The other flip of the coin is it one of the best ways to get into the industry and like most things it's what you make of it. They are required by law to keep you employed throughout your whole apprenticeship, and you would have to do some pretty bad stuff to be let go (malicious conduct ect ect) The key to working for a Group Hire company like this on an apprenticeship level is to tick every box and constantly pressure about getting where you want to go when the opportunities arise. Making your own contacts as you meet people and ensuring you never trust them to look out for you in terms of jobs you will get sent to and be proactive about making moves yourself. Keep in contact with all your own connections because if a company asks for you by name they will always fold and send you there. Getting into mining with these sorts of organisations can be hard and is competitive because of the pay. You can find apprenticeships direct with bigger companies doing maintenance or working locally doing domestic. but you will be stuck doing that for your whole time and will find it extremely hard to transfer. 2) If you did it out on a mine, how was the lifestyle? I'm mature age and didn't want to be away from the family too much. I my first two years i did not get into fifo, but i did push to head towards industrial and by the time i turned third year i was into mining construction. Once i got into it i never looked back, i enjoy traveling around and you make a lot of good friends and have a lot of great experiences you would not normally have. These days the swings are a lot more easy on people with families, but it's really up to the individual, The social media and technology in our pockets makes a lot of the old isolation a lot less evident. I find you get quality time at home when you get a full week off than working 6 days a week. If you have one sunday off a week over four weeks you only get 4 days off, compare that to a full week every 3-4 weeks. If you want to be 9-5 Monday to Friday you will struggle to make money for a family as an apprentice. 3) Can you transfer into your role later or will they only take people who did their apprenticeship in the mines? Experience is king. If you don't have experience they will always take the guy standing next to you with experience. That being said can always find work if you are keen. Depending on the workforce demands you will be able to pick up shut down work and little jobs to get your foot in the door. If someone cant get a start they have not tried hard/long enough. I have worked alongside plenty of people who were "green" as hell and had no idea what they were doing but the job required numbers and as long as you are willing to learn and listen you do fine and most people pick things up quickly. When people rate a crew member the heaviest indicator if they are good is if they work with lads and listed to the lads. Know it alls don't get far. Hope that gives you some help.
You can’t lock that bag so I guess it is a carry-on so that means no leather man unless you drop it in your check bag or risk having it taken from you. BTW, pretty decent quality tools for the most part.
It goes In my luggage bag, 90 perfect of the tools in there would not make it past security, essentially it’s not just blades. I have seen all sorts confiscated .
Nothing, I have never used annything but metric for installation. The odd time I come across it will be from American vendors but it’s rare that it isn’t spec’d in metric from the client.
Need to use meters that are calibrated regularly, and the Certs need to be documented in QC register. company supply’s and calibrates as standard in industry.
At 3:24 You should put a spare wera handle in your roll, as you said you like to dual wield screwdrivers.
I dig this guy sharing his special kit for a specific type of work. I have a kit of my own for different work that I’ve been refining for years. I’d like to see more videos like this.
Cheers mate
Only “luxury” tool I cannot go without is a little Bahco 2058-br ratchet.
It’s one of the most useful little things to me for tight spots.
Great set I also add a small silicon gun or a gorilla glue to the bag.
Pretty keen to see a vid of your working travels.
I’ll see what I can throw together, hard to do your job with a camera out though...
@@Finntheweekendwarrior Fair call
Can I be a pain in the ass and ask some questions mate?
I'm finishing my pre-app now and want to get into the industrial side of things.
1) What kind of apprenticeship did you do?
2) If you did it out on a mine, how was the lifestyle? I'm mature age and didn't want to be away from the family too much.
3) Can you transfer into your role later or will they only take people who did their apprenticeship in the mines?
Any other insights would really be appreciated. Thank you for the videos.
1) What kind of apprenticeship did you do?
I did an apprenticeship as an Electrical Mechanic, There is a couple different apprenticeships you can do but honestly the curriculum is the same and the resulting licene is equal for all intents and purposes. One is not better than the other its just a flaw in the system similar to me needing to get a licence in every state. I currently have three different licences, nothing extra was needed just another fee...
I did my apprenticeship through a group training organisation that finds you employers and moves you around a bit for some diversity in your learning. Theoretically you get promised that you will do all aspects of the trade and be exposed to as much of the different industries as possible.
In reality this is false marketing and is designed to get you to sign up. These organisations are essentially labour hire companies that are looking to make money off your labour by "hiring you out" to different companies.
The other flip of the coin is it one of the best ways to get into the industry and like most things it's what you make of it. They are required by law to keep you employed throughout your whole apprenticeship, and you would have to do some pretty bad stuff to be let go (malicious conduct ect ect)
The key to working for a Group Hire company like this on an apprenticeship level is to tick every box and constantly pressure about getting where you want to go when the opportunities arise. Making your own contacts as you meet people and ensuring you never trust them to look out for you in terms of jobs you will get sent to and be proactive about making moves yourself. Keep in contact with all your own connections because if a company asks for you by name they will always fold and send you there. Getting into mining with these sorts of organisations can be hard and is competitive because of the pay.
You can find apprenticeships direct with bigger companies doing maintenance or working locally doing domestic. but you will be stuck doing that for your whole time and will find it extremely hard to transfer.
2) If you did it out on a mine, how was the lifestyle? I'm mature age and didn't want to be away from the family too much.
I my first two years i did not get into fifo, but i did push to head towards industrial and by the time i turned third year i was into mining construction.
Once i got into it i never looked back, i enjoy traveling around and you make a lot of good friends and have a lot of great experiences you would not normally have.
These days the swings are a lot more easy on people with families, but it's really up to the individual, The social media and technology in our pockets makes a lot of the old isolation a lot less evident.
I find you get quality time at home when you get a full week off than working 6 days a week. If you have one sunday off a week over four weeks you only get 4 days off, compare that to a full week every 3-4 weeks.
If you want to be 9-5 Monday to Friday you will struggle to make money for a family as an apprentice.
3) Can you transfer into your role later or will they only take people who did their apprenticeship in the mines?
Experience is king. If you don't have experience they will always take the guy standing next to you with experience.
That being said can always find work if you are keen. Depending on the workforce demands you will be able to pick up shut down work and little jobs to get your foot in the door. If someone cant get a start they have not tried hard/long enough.
I have worked alongside plenty of people who were "green" as hell and had no idea what they were doing but the job required numbers and as long as you are willing to learn and listen you do fine and most people pick things up quickly. When people rate a crew member the heaviest indicator if they are good is if they work with lads and listed to the lads.
Know it alls don't get far.
Hope that gives you some help.
@@Finntheweekendwarrior Thank you mate that was extremely helpful. I appreciate the detailed response it gave me a good idea of what to do next.
Finn's World this should be your next video! 😁
Hes back!
You can’t lock that bag so I guess it is a carry-on so that means no leather man unless you drop it in your check bag or risk having it taken from you. BTW, pretty decent quality tools for the most part.
It goes In my luggage bag, 90 perfect of the tools in there would not make it past security, essentially it’s not just blades. I have seen all sorts confiscated .
Leatherman is local to me.
Are the Knipex 1000V? I'm due for some new pliers and I do like Knipex gear.
The Knipex with blue/red handles arent official 1000volt insulated the Knipex with yellow/red are.
What about traveling with a power tools ( dewalt, metabo, hilti, Milwaukee and others ) battery operated. ?!
That sort of stuff is normally supplied on site, you start looking at 1500 bucks extra baggage when luggong that around the world
Would you recommend becoming a electrician ? is it a good way of life
Depends on what you want in life and what interests you.
It’s a massive field, you
I see you’re in an area of the world that uses metric, so you ever bring anything in SAE or standard sizes?
Nothing, I have never used annything but metric for installation. The odd time I come across it will be from American vendors but it’s rare that it isn’t spec’d in metric from the client.
@@Finntheweekendwarrior Americans just don't believe the rest of the world is metric, well except when it comes to the pub anyway! 😂😂
Good tools but why dont you carry your own meter with you how are you gonna troubleshoot
Need to use meters that are calibrated regularly, and the Certs need to be documented in QC register. company supply’s and calibrates as standard in industry.
What bag is that?
F*^% I love tools aye
What sort of job are you going to?
I mostly build mine plants
Yeah man please send me a pack of tools for free please