Doug
Heard that there are some technicians leaving in the next 12 to 18 months.
They will need replacements
Once was RAEME Aviation so can commend it for getting the training and experience to translate to civil qualifications.

I applied for and cold canvassed 20-30 businesses for an Avionics appt in 2010, had very little feedback.
Did the AA course in 2011, again lots of cold canvassing and job applications. Got offered 3 jobs and took one not ideal but hopefully a good base for a new career.
I dont think AA is the answer, but in my case it helped me get over the line with a few employers who may have thought I was a bit old. (30's)
I was married with a toddler. I looked into centrelink payments and savings to support my family.
Do your research, mature age top ups to wages, government incentives, lots of little help out there. And a little help might make all the difference.
I looked into the jobs Torres was advertising but as it was accommodation for a family was a bit much where the job was based.
Just started my 3rd year. very happy with the career change. Who knows where I'll be in 1 year, let alone 5 years.
If you want it bad enough, you will make it happen.
Good luck to all.

Apprentice AME seeking employment
 

Hi there
I am currently completing my Certificate IV in Aeroskills Mechanical through the Queensland Institute for Aviation Engineering. Am due to complete this now in March 2014.
I am currently looking for a company who is offering an apprenticeship for an AME. I am keen to commence this as soon as possible.
I have sent my résumé out to a few companies but most of them have there quota of apprenticeships or I have not heard back from them.
If anyone has any leads I would appreciate the help. I search everyday on the Internet but have had no luck as yet.
Keen to hear from anybody.

Cheers
Jared

an apprentices wife
 

I know in Canada it's really tough for an apprentice to get a job, no one seems to want to hire anyone here who isn't already licensed and I have to wonder if the companies have ever sat down and thought about the fact that if they don't train them, they can't get licensed and they have therefore made their own problems worse. :/ Does an apprentice have to be from the country they have done their schooling in to do an apprenticeship?

id say if you were to find an apprenticeship in another country say australia for example you may have to do some of the schooling again. you would definitely need to do the exams. apprentices here do one of two ways, you can enrol in a pre course that takes about 9 months full time and you complete a lot of the licence exams then you have to find an apprenticeship. the second way is you get hired with no prior experience and you go to school a few times a year for a few weeks each and do the theory and exam then over the course of about 4 years. you can be licensed after a 4year apprenticeship if you get all the boxes ticked off.
hope this helps a little.

Unless you have right of residency in Australia - Permanent Resident or Citizenship - you would be unable to undertake an Australian Apprenticeship, as there is no Visa available that enables you to work full time and study.

You could self fund the college components of the apprenticeship, but would be unable to work and achieve on the job competencies.

[QUOTE=Torres;6501722]It appears less and less apprentices are attracted to AME trades, which must create an even greater skilled labour crisis in GA aircraft maintenance in the future.

I have a vacancy for a 2nd, 3rd

Can I have on the job training please? I have completed B1.2 aircraft maintenance license course- (2 year course) can any one help me with it please?

Honestly why would yoy wish to come into this instusdry as an enngineer. One only has to read these pages to put anyone off let alone dealing with casa for a life time. And acording to some folk here they can do all the work much better than any lame or ame for that matter.
Find some other industry it just not worth it money wise.

I personally think the engineering rate of this industry has been at a slower rate of decline than the pilot rate in many and most aspects.

Most ame's have very little to do with CASA.

Many pilots do, do that - they also have a greater engineering ability after their first gear up landing - on how the gear was selected down but for some reason unknown was in a retracted position after touch down - but lever in the down position to prove they were not at fault.


A good AME and LAME can make a ok/good/very good living in this game still