I did my apprenticeship there, and got bugger all out of it apart from part filled SOE's I now work elsewhere and after being there for a year they are offering Licence courses to AME's. Also on your days off go work in GA like I did through your apprenticeship and get your Group 1 at least and try and get group 5, 6, and 10 which will give you a reduction on group 20/21. There are plenty of GA places which would welcome your cheap labour and at the same time you are setting up yourself for endless opportunities. People employ LAME's more than AME's. Also the experience you get in GA is so much more than what you will ever get at Qantas, aka fitters engineers as thats what really goes on when you think about it. Just watch out for management and don't piss anyone off, as that will be it for your career.