apprenticeship help

[[dave]]

well im a 3rd year apprentice turning 4th year soon and i work at samaras

the whole time i have been there i prob have been on the tools all of 2 months and its starting to get worse as all of the apprentice's are plaining on leavin in january

i wont to learn how to be a good boilermaker/welder but i know that i wont learn anything where i am now

and to make it worse i went home sick today and my boss slaped me for doin so


what can i do??

[TEaaron]

Leave, find some where better.

Tell your tafe what's happening and get them to find you a place.

[NA XR6]

What do you mean by "slaped me"

[[dave]]

he got his hand and pushed it aganist my face in a vicous accident


im goin to tafe tomorrow and talk to the lecture

[rodderz]

Vicious accident... by this do you mean intentional or really an accident?

I would be talking to both tafe/apprenticeship board and your boss, and state what you are thinking. Letting it go won't do anyone any good

[R0BD0G]

that sounds dodgy...i think id leave if that happened

[danieleast]

should have knocked his teeth out. b like slap me *fcukin biff*

[[dave]]

Originally Posted by rodderz

Vicious accident... by this do you mean intentional or really an accident?

I would be talking to both tafe/apprenticeship board and your boss, and state what you are thinking. Letting it go won't do anyone any good

sorry i meant to write attack. been a hard day

[[dave]]

Originally Posted by danieleast

should have knocked his teeth out. b like slap me *fcukin biff*

i would of loved to

but would of ruined my chances of finishing my apprenticeship or gettin another else where to finish it

[danieleast]

Originally Posted by [dave]

i would of loved to

but would of ruined my chances of finishing my apprenticeship or gettin another else where to finish it

yeah thats true but you would have felt good nah he sounds like a mate get another job with someone else if you can find one

[mrxy8]

If he hit you, that's assault and ground for a whole host of dilemma's for him. Were there any witnesses?
Formal complaint to the boss, then workcover/fair trading, or police.
I can tell you that I was "dismissed" for an incident involving something a lot less than that. Don't stand for it. (Incidentally, it was an apprentice that got me fired!)

[Jason[98.EL]]

dave

where are you located

i might be able to help

i am a boilermaker/welder and i am looking for an apprentice to take on

if you are in melb/geelong i can help you

jason

[[dave]]

sorry mate im in southaustralia

the best thing i got goin for me at the moment is that im been doin 3e at trade school for the last 6 months and im pretty confident i can pass the test

[Green X]

What have you been doing the rest of the time you have been there.

Your in a hard position, the same as me as well, i am less than impressed with the way my company handled my apprenticeship, but i am so close to the end. finding another company to take on a apprentice who is so close to finishing is a bit hard.


My biggest frustration apart from the way that my company handles us is the fact that in the last 6 months i have been offered 2 jobs one paying 80,000 and the other 100,000 a year and i have had to so no to both of em as i am not qualified yet.

I just got off the phone with a friend who has told me his boss will give me a me a Job, but i need my papers first, but they are 6 months away, You now how ****ing frustrating that is, It makes you want to scream!!!!

[danieleast]

hey dave mate im a apprentice sparky ill ask around onsite see if anyone needs an apprentice ill tell them your story and see if they want to take ya on i mean its a long shot but ill give it a go

daniel

[[dave]]

cheers mate any help is good help

[[dave]]

Originally Posted by Green X

What have you been doing the rest of the time you have been there.

Your in a hard position, the same as me as well, i am less than impressed with the way my company handled my apprenticeship, but i am so close to the end. finding another company to take on a apprentice who is so close to finishing is a bit hard.


My biggest frustration apart from the way that my company handles us is the fact that in the last 6 months i have been offered 2 jobs one paying 80,000 and the other 100,000 a year and i have had to so no to both of em as i am not qualified yet.

I just got off the phone with a friend who has told me his boss will give me a me a Job, but i need my papers first, but they are 6 months away, You now how ****ing frustrating that is, It makes you want to scream!!!!

pretty well just sweeping floors and 1st year stuff for almost 3 years

i like the work we do but dont like workin for the company i work for

it sucks big time

[XR-351]

if you are sweeping floors and doing all the crap work experiance jobs id leave fgor sure, i know that people will tell you to stick it out so you will be qualified but if you arnt learning anything its time to leave,
Plus its not like it starts again you will still be a 3rd year with another company so id try somewhere else for sure

As for the slap, dont put up with it go tell work cover or whatever, it would be silly to put up with that , and if you dont he will probly do it to another aprentices

[Green X]

Originally Posted by [dave]

pretty well just sweeping floors and 1st year stuff for almost 3 years

i like the work we do but dont like workin for the company i work for

it sucks big time

mate that is ****, I take it you are a Good apprentice and can do the work of a 3rd year.

get onto the apprenticeship board for sure, how many apprentice's dose the company have.

If you can find another place that will take you on as a 3rd year I would do it, as it sounds like you are just being used a cheep labour and TA'ing to me.