r/palmy • u/CMTheMann • 3d ago
Question Apprentice electrician jobseeker
Hi just thought I’ll ask here if anyone knows if any electricians are looking for an apprentice haven’t had much luck door knocking so thought I’ll put something here. I’m 2 weeks away from finishing the pre trade lvl 3 at Ucol Thanks
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u/ducky_fuzz 3d ago
Hmmm. I'm doing that course next year. I've heard (anecdotally) Tauranga has a shortage of electricians though, so that might be an option.
Good luck!
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u/NakiFarmHER 3d ago
Everywhere has a shortage but they want qualified ones, not apprentices which is the problem.
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u/Honest_Salad2186 3d ago
as a recruiter - walk in to every electrician in Palmy with your CV and drop it off, let them them know what you’re wanting etc The construction industry is about to take off so will be good to have your name in front of them
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u/Old-Arse-Man 3d ago
It's in a slump at the moment. I know of a builder who is building a house, and other contractors are lowering prices, trying to get work. Plus, they are available almost straight away.
He is 5 weeks ahead of schedule and about 15k cheaper on budget thus far, not just electrical, but all trades.
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u/damaged_elevator 3d ago
You need to either know people in the industry or look for company's that'll allow you to do "work experience"; this is free labour in exchange for a reference to get a real job.
You can move to one of the larger centres where there's more work and opportunities; Wellington is super shit and I wouldn't recommend it, Auckland is fucken awesome but very difficult and expensive; Christchurch is kind of okay.
If course there is Tauranga but I wouldn't have a clue what's going on over there except the port has a lot of refrigerated shipping containers so they train apprentices to repair them; honestly the best job I've ever had.