mootyman.
1. Allow a student loan to the potential LAME, just the same as the pot smoking art student gets with out any hesitation.
2. Maybe increase the wage of the AME for when he first starts his apprenticship as Electricans, Plumbers, Brickies, and Chippies all out to the AME by at least 30% of his basic pay and the AME wage more reflects what a app hairdresser gets. (no joke)
3. More assistance for country kids to come into the city and train to do this apprenticship as usually there is not AME training at your local TAFE and the kid has to live out of home adding even more financial pressure to the AME and is family.
1. AME training delivery for apprentices on a Training Contract is funded by the State Governments. Apprentices don't need a "student loan" as their training is Government funded.
2. Not so. The Award rates of pay for apprentices in most trades is almost the same.
3. "Country kids" or any apprentices living away from home for work or training receives a Federally funded Living Away From Home Allowance.
The question is really how to attract kids to take up a trade? The CASA grant won't give any incentive.
I said earlier:
Unbelievable!! Six States, two Territories, $8,000 per year; two years = $16,000!! And CASA thinks this meager contribution will make any difference to the number of LAMEs in Australia?
Considering the real money peak industry bodies like the Master Builders Association are bucketing into apprentice training - and the millions the Queensland Government and their aviation partners have injected into AME apprentice training at
Aviation Australia - CASA's contribution of $16,000 is an insignificant drop in a very large barrel and will have no effect at all on the number of LAMEs in Australia.
If CASA was really concerned about the diminishing number of LAME in Australia, it could make a very significant contribution by waving all fees and charges in the testing and granting of an initial AME License.