Something for junior... a new service for would-be apprentices

ONE HOUR OF POWER, A NEW SERVICE FOR WOULD-BE APPRENTICES AND TRAINEES

You’ve heard it too. You may have even said it once or twice. “What’s wrong with kids today? They’re lazy and disinterested”.

Well, I’m not sure about that. Rather, I did notice when recruiting apprentices, applicants seem to have little ‘know-how’, when it comes to hands-on tasks. It’s a broad-brush statement, but it did largely apply to the (mostly) lads I was interviewing for apprenticeships. Finding an applicant who tinkered in the garage with mates, was a rarity, even for those seeking an automotive apprenticeship.

What’s the problem?

It was tragic to meet young adults turning up “cos Mum told me I had to”. There were only a handful of resumes worth the paper they were written on and so many applicants were destined to start working with a mate of their father, because it suited their mate and their father. 

Above is a pic of my dad showing my son a few wood-turning tips. The Human Termite is but one term we use to describe Dad and the huge variety of household challenges he can turn his hand to.  He did a trade in the mines then, regularly, went to ‘tech’ (now TAFE). He completed all sorts of hands-on training; everything from mine deputy training to radios and electronics to panel beating. The latter were trade courses and they were free!

My brother also did a trade and can pretty well turn his hand to seemingly anything, (trade-related), too. A lot was learned by watching Dad’s projects progress. Sadly, the time when children learned by undertaking household repairs with their parents, has perhaps passed, with goods now replaceable instead of repairable.

So, if we learn and develop passions by exposure to new things, I’m interested to see if young people snap up the apprenticeships the government is promoting, after decades of allowing watered down training on tight budgets and short-term agendas. Or, are our young people likely to sit on the sidelines, watching something unusual offered up and rejected since it’s unfamiliar? A bit like me onboarding with social media. I hope not. Apprenticeships and traineeships can lead to infitite places via infinite pathways.

So, Jane, can you help?

Yep, sure can. And I love to. With fingers and toes crossed there is still an interest in trades, I’ve put together an offering specifically for would-be apprentices and trainees, to help them become more competitive and cover their butts, in a good way, when they jag a job.

ONE HOUR OF POWER is an offering based on what I learned by recruiting and employing apprentices, (in Group Training), working at TAFE and working in an apprenticeship centre for a few years. I visited hundreds, possibly thousands, of employers across a huge variety of trades and industries. Unfortunately, many trades don’t even rate a mention in a parent’s vocabulary when discussing careers with their children.

Part of my aim, when working with a young adult, is to encourage them to view trades as a starting point, not the final destination. If you start laying bricks, it doesn’t mean you’ll retire as a bricklayer. Think project manager, estimator, construction manager or TAFE teacher, showing the next generation how to lay bricks.  Once you have a trade you may travel with it, (post Covid), build your own home with it, fix your car with it, invent / innovate with it and work along other trades to become a super-handy all-rounder.

Why would I pay for a service when there is free information available?

It’s true. There is TONNES of information out there, funded by the State and Federal governments and others. I’ve seen it and some of it is tip top. But plenty of it doesn’t hit the mark. My money-back-guaranteed, ONE HOUR OF POWER will supplement what’s on offer by attacking the reality of applying for work as a young, unique individual, who is still learning how to define personal strengths while navigating potential pitfalls. And, honestly, some industries are brutal.

It’s also true there are plenty of resume writers out there. They’re expensive and the process they use, often appears to be a way of giving people fish, rather than teaching people to fish. I do both. Learning these skills is learning skills for life – stuff you can’t ‘unlearn’.  I provide information based on real data and research, qualifications (in Career Education and Development), and experience. NOT on what I simply ‘believe’ to be true.

Click on the specific tab ‘for the kids’, here on the Tandem Career Consulting website, for more information about what participants can expect to gain from the ‘ONE HOUR OF POWER’.  Bookings can be made from the enquiry page or simply give me a call. There’s no obligation and it’s nice to chat!