Hey mate. I just finished my apprenticeship and have done all but BC and AA (well, I did BC, but failed by 4%...aaaahhh!!). Definatelly keep going with the basics.
I sat in on a road show type thing on the EASA system CASA is going to bring in...It's looking really good, if we were doing our apprenticeship in about 4 years time! The RTO's will take over the examination process, and on completion, we (would) walk out with out LAME ticket instead of just the trade papers. I'm not totally convinced by it all, I think there's a lot wrong with what's coming in, but some good in it as well.
They're going to have to pay us a lot better than this to keep me in the business at least. I'm already looking into another apprenticeship as a car mechanic/EFI tuner
Having said that, being only 2 exams away from my licence, I'm still going to go all the way, then decide where I want to go
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