I’m currently in trade school for a E.T program but cannot find any work in the Los Angeles area any advice to land a job?

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Hey so I’m a fourth year apprentice in Canada I took the route of completing my schooling before the hours so I did my schooling in a shorter time span I’ve completed the red seal test and passed just waiting for my hours. I’ve been approached by many of my coworkers and even a foreman of mine that told me to just “buy out my hours”. So essentially just pay someone a couple grand and skip a year and a half of working to get my full qualification. It’s not something I would do due to religious reasons I feel like that is money gained impermissibly/ cheating and defrauding but I’ve come across more and more people who are doing this as well as lying about working back home coming to Canada and skipping all the schooling with what’s called here a “qualified trades person” so they just pay someone back home to lie about their experience.

Is this something very common? I feel like it’s unfair for everyone who goes through and does the proper schooling and requirements to actually achieve the red seal but I just wanted to hear people’s opinions and if they’ve come across scenarios like this.

Thank you.

How do you ladies deal with keeping the tool belt / bag at a manageable weight? I remember being at a data center and seeing several cart’s laid out to specific tasks. My daughter will be joining the ranks and I’m looking for tips. TIA for the help.

I am going to add lights and a floor jack mount for to change tires. I am a new residential apprentice electrician and have been working out of my truck I put the new flooring in and it cleaned it up a lot and hoping the bucket don’t fall and spill. Is there anything that you would add to make this a better set up

It’s been 10 years, I still have things to learn, but I think it’s time to venture on my own. Service calls mostly. One man shop for now. Just woke up and found I wasn’t happy during the day. Love my field, but not what I do on a day to day basis. Thoughts? Jumping the gun too quick? I do have a small enough following to go out alone and build off of that slowly.

I’m not looking for 2 million in profit my first 6 months to a year and calling myself amazing. I’m looking to just provide for myself and the family and keep us going.

Any feedback is welcome.

Tool budgets, liability, all of the headache paperwork typical stuff I’m dealing with. Anyone have those “hidden gems” to keep an eye out for?

Needing some ideas for Christmas gifts from people (in laws) and the wife. What tools,if any, that are under 30 dollars that are can’t live without ?

I'm a JM electrician in AB. I have a job coming up in spring next year in Regina. I don't have my red seal. Am I able to work in Saskatchewan without it or do I need to study up and get it before then?

Thanks everyone.

Hey everyone! So I went to check a house as a small gig… the owner wants to swap all their 2 prong outlet to regular decora outlets. That being said I know there are no grounds in the boxes (Old House=BX wire). My question is, how can I ground my outlets? Apprentice here so don’t eat me alive lol.

I’m pretty happy with it !

I have the stripmeister one where you adjust the blade height for different size wire, but this one is spring loaded. Might be good for my spaghetti pile of scrap of all different sizes. Does anyone have any experience with it?

I recently started smoking weed and drinking again and was reading that apprentices get drug tested. I have an appointment to submit my application in January, will the drug test be done then or when I get called for an interview? Is the application the interview? Planning on getting sober soon was just wondering how quickly they're going to drug test. Thanks!

hey all, i just passed my 01 Commercial test in WA. can't find any info online about how to get my card. i can call about it but it's a holiday weekend and i'm impatient. anyone from WA know what i gotta do next? thanks.