I set a new account up for this post as my other one has my first name in it.
I said I would dig this thread up instead of starting a new one. I am currently training in SA and we've been told that we will have to work in either 'sheetmetal and composites'(S&C)or 'mechanics and engineering'(M&E). We wont have the choice apparently. I started this course to do M&E and am worried that Ill be put into sheetmetal. Im not great at it anyway but they might put our whole class in this. I presume this will pretty much decide my career for the rest of my life. I unfortunately dont have much interest in the sheetmetal aspect of things at all.
Im only a few months into my training but Im after receiving a letter to sit and aptitude test for AAAE and just wondering is it worth the change over to an apprenticeship in AAAE. Its just things seem to be getting somewhat inconsistent here at SA,i.e. what were hearing about wages when qualified, whether we'll be stuck on the same line doing the same thing for 2 years or not, not telling us what kind of money extra classes for b license training might cost(if anything), etc. Im just worried that its a small bit of a scam where they get cheap labour for about a year and a half after a bit of fas training.
My other question is, if I end up doing S&C in SA (not by choice), does that mean thats pretty much it for me? I.E. Ill never have the opportunity to work in other areas? Is there much work in S&C and is there anyone here working in that area.
Cheers