Where is everyone #5

Thanks. Perhaps one day he will be able to differentiate between Harmless and Peaceful.

 

Ranch house cafe Hereford TX

 

If the US citizen (or any other nationality) can get a student visa they can attend an accredited school or training facility. They will not be allowed to work for pay while on that student visa, however they may perform on the job training but can not collect remuneration for any work performed. If found to be collecting any pay the student visa can be cancelled and the student will be deported.
A company no matter it's ownership must apply for permission to import workers to Canada and must prove that the position cannot be filled locally.

 

ASE is more or less a joke. I took the tests to become "Master Certified" at my last job because it was worth $1/hr increase in pay. Never put the patches on because they don't really mean anything in the practical sense.

Couldn't help but laugh when @rank was talking working illegally....true story, I apologize if too long. When I was at Fabick they hired a kid from Midland, TX and boy was he a winner. I used to tell him he was a Radio Shack Employee of the Month just waiting to happen. Anyway this guy mf'd Mexicans both legal and illegal for 2 years and then met some Canadian chick on a Catholic dating site. So long story short he ends up in Canada working illegally doing roofing and fell off a roof and broke both arms. So he flew home to have daddy pay for the doctor and stopped by to visit us on his way back in a rental car. I hammered him the entire time he was there about his hypocrisy, he had always thought I was an ### to him but really hated me now, LOL!

 

I've been a long time lurker on this forum and decided to join. I stumbled on this thread by accident and am amazed of how many different talents each of you have that you bring to the table.

That being said I've noticed mechanics in here and out in the eighteen wheeler, heavy duty section taking time out of their busy day to help fellow members get through their troubles. I'm gonna tag some members here (hopefully I figure out this tagging system right!) @AModelCat @pushbroom @Heavyd @Goodysnap @spsauerland to name a few and sure I'm forgetting others but thank you for your services. I for one appreciate it!

There are others in this thread that are knowledgeable too and are willing to spread their wealth of information with one another. Y'all are a great in here. Keep up the good work.

 

Welcome to #5. Theres probably more knowledge in this thread than all the others combined. If you can take a joke without getting your feathers ruffled youll fit in just fine around here.

 

An apprenticeship board isn't necessarily a bad thing, but what typically happens here in the states is the person or persons serving in that capacity couldn't tell you the difference between a cresent wrench and a pair of water pump pliers. To me, that's like a weight challenged woman who has never been married or had kids telling people how to raise children or a Catholic priest (I'm Catholic) offering advice to a married couple when they have never been married. How does that work? No doubt, though, you guys have a lot better mechanics up there than we have down here because of the setup. I'm just not comfortable with more government.

 

Nice day here in So. Orygun.

Hope y'all have a good one.

 

Its really not a bad thing. Typically how it goes is a shop hires you on as a labourer or wash bay. You show management you're not a dummy and you're worth investing in. They register you as an apprentice and you turn wrenches for 10-12 months. Go to school for 2 months. Repeat 3 more times. Then you write your provincial journeyman test. Provincial is usually only recognized within the province you wrote it. Additionally, you can opt to write the Inter-Provincial Red Seal test, which is recognized coast to coast, as well as places in Europe and Australia too I believe. When I did my apprenticeship, the provincial tests were more theory based, whereas the 2 Inter-Provincial tests were more experience based.

 

That's interesting. I need to change my original comment to technicians not mechanics. And clarify that I wasn't talking about the guys on #5 that are very knowledgeable on engines, transmissions, rear-ends etc. but, rather, guys that get out of a school and think they are ready to hang a sign. You guys in Canada seem to go through a lot better training period than we do here.