The Hardest Parts of My Apprenticeship // NZ Builder 

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Keep going, one step at a time, you'll get there :)

I'm 50 and am loving my time on site during my lvl 3 carpentry course. My body is sure not as fast or strong as it once was but i have workplace experience, customer interface experience, I'm no stranger to work. I hope to balance my future between health care (in a nurse) and construction.

You got this!

Thanks for watching, stick with your apprenticeship, you won't regret it and will come out with some great skills!

Nice work! Do you think that because you had some experience in other jobs you appreciated your apprenticeship more?

Most definitely i knew that building is what I wanted so pushed hard to succeed 💪 😅

Nice keep it up

Its funny how after time you appreciate things that feel tough in the moment

@@nzbuilder yeah we thought they were hard at the time but in all honesty they are the easy jobs might not of been the most glorious but looking back that’s easy compared to being In charge of the build or 3 builds and meeting owners going to bed late doing quotes etc to keep the work coming in it’s a great learning curve the thing I like the most about building is You can never stop learning loved watching you build your house reminded me of when I built my one on weekends and after my daily job

That would suck, the joys of be the newb :)

Nice, keep up the good work

You're welcome!

Work Hard and make the most of it :)

looking forward to a long overdue catch up :)

@@nzbuilder I’ll bring the flex volt skill saw so we can do a demo

Cheers Rob, enjoy you're tea and viewing :)

Hey Michael, congratulations on your new career. Glad you enjoyed the video, I love your attitude and approach - keep it up

You got this

that would have been fun :)

Thanks, I can't take all the credit I had some help with that part :)

You can do it!

Thanks 👍

Haha That is awesome!

In 1985 I was a young infantry man in the jungle of Malaysia. We had a young 2nd Lieutenant attached to us from a British regiment based in Hong Kong, he tasked me to make him a brew. Sure boss, I said, added salt instead of sugar ... ooopppsss sorry boss. Was never asked to make another ... there's always a way

glad you loved the intro :)

Hey Ariel welcome to my channel! there is a couple of videos last year about my thoughts on getting apprenticeships etc have a look through, My biggest recommendation is to just find a way to get started and try it out for 2 - 3 months, the rest will click into place if its meant to be :)

Hiya, I also completed uni a while back, worked for 5 yrs and transitioned into carpentry 3 years ago now. Its been a little bit easier coz I studied construction management and worked in the industry a bit, but the environment is more or less the same as yours coming from lecutres/office work. When I decided to go into carpentry, I did pre trade at a polytech first for 10 months in a level 3 trade skills course first to see if I was really keen for it (which I was coz I fkn loved it) there is also the benefit here because pre trade also assists you in sign off for your theory in the apprenticeship alongside gearing you with all the skills (at amateur level) to begin an apprenticeship. I also saved quite a bit of money while working in the office to buy a solid set of tools (Hand Tools, Taurus Belt, Circular saw, Sabre saw, impact driver set, levels etc) this was important coz you up your chances of being employed with a builder over those appling for work without their own tools. I'm in my 3rd year now nearing completion of my L4 cert and now considering my next step to an LBP. The most important advice I can give is to go ALL in and give it your absolute everything. The work and the environment will test you to the max because you're coming out of the office/classroom environment where I guess things are pretty sterile/safe. Id also recommend comfortable boots in your first year. As for being a woman... Well, I've seen a lot of girls in both pre trade and in the BCITO program, and I believe a girl came 2nd in this years apprentice challenge. Anything is possible!

Hey Dave, welcome back to NZ! keep persevering with finding the work, it's always hard to start something fresh, but once you get going the contacts and connections come together.

That sounds rough, glad you have got through it

That is the question, you cant have smoko without a good custard square :) maybe we can run a poll on Instagram for you

Hey Kenny, its a Garmin Fenix 6s that I use mainly for running, I got it because it has the best battery life and then started wearing it 24/7 to track heart rate sleep etc etc

@@nzbuilder oh cool, thanks man, and for the videos

Yeah Its always hard to find that balance between using your initiative and waiting to be shown what to do next, especially when its all so new

I think joinery would be less taxing on the body then building, give it a go for a couple of months and see if it’s something you can see yourself doing long term 👍🏼

@@nzbuilder cheers.... I love the job but what are the benefits of getting an apprenticeship in joinery and is it ideal for my age???

@@wozywoz I think no matter what age your are its worth following through with a qualification. Rather than asking yourself what are the benefits, you should be thinking "am I going to be doing this for the next 3 - 5 years" If its just a short term thing then just work hard, if its anything more than a year, seriously consider the apprenticeship

That would have been fun

It's on the job training so you're paid as much as you're worth. Bring tools, vehicle and skills and you're paid more

it can be a demanding job on the body, but also super rewarding work. my recommendation find a way to give it a go for 2-3 months before jumping all in

Hey Liam what specfically about "time" do you find difficult? Managing it, or not enough of it? Thanks for watching and commenting btw :)

@@nzbuilder Hey Josh. Being a second year in a company of two apprentices and one chippy I find it hard to keep up the pace or smash things out per say. Getting compared to your work mate isn’t the nicest feeling especially if your co worker has been doing the trade for 11 years

@@liamwaaka8845 I see. Yeah, that would be hard. While some friendly teammate competition is never a bad thing I can imagine if you're putting yourself under pressure to keep up it would just make you more flustered and prone to making mistakes which compounds the feeling. Perhaps have an honest chat with the 11-year, tell him that you feel the pressure to keep up and ask him for some tips, remember he was a brand new apprentice once before too :)

Hey I think if you find the right company / crew you will be able to make it happen. One suggestion would be to find a way to try it out for a couple of months, or try a few different workplaces before you commit. You need to be ok with numbers but nothing crazy

I've met Asian females in the building trades. Hope it goes well for you

Hey that's awesome, I am sure you'll love it, the one tip that comes to mind is don't be in a rush to get it all straight away, it takes 3 - 4 years for a reason :) Good Luck !!

Yo, how's your apprentice ship going...

hey the short answer is "it depends" personally I am a fan of getting stuck in on site and getting that real world experience as soon as possible but I've heard from others the Level 3 is useful Avoid the 6 month pre trade course if you can, it seems you learn some bad habits and have to start again on site, obviously thats not always the case but seems to be consensus from guys I talk to you

Hey Lewis, it will depend on the type of work you end up doing, but if you can handle being on your feet all day I think you can make it work

no need to take trades, if you stay at school do a building gateway programme, if you leave school just get stuck in on site

I'm not familiar with exactly how it works in your neck of the woods, but my inclination would be to apply now, and then keep applying until you get it :)

Bakery Stop in Silverstream :)

The money is important but I think you need to find a reason to do it other than that, or you're going to end up hating it for example do you enjoy working with your hands, or seeing the builds come to life, or the feeling of creating spaces that didn't exist before, focus on that as well