For the last month we had a student from Thompson Rivers University (just across the street from our location) complete a one month Practicum in our shop. His name was Dustin & he came in personally to ask if we would give him the chance to hang out with us to complete his course.
I immediately agreed to accept him into our workplace since it's nice to have the chance to mentor someone just starting out in this trade.
I have a personal connection to TRU since I started in the pre-app course there when it was called Cariboo College.
Dustin's course was called "Heavy Duty Mechanic & Commercial Transport Vehicle Mechanic Foundation Program" a 36 week course.
He emphasized his desire to get into Commercial Transport so I got him into the mix fast giving him hands-on experience with fabricating, brake jobs, electrical, automotive, servicing, vehicle inspections, trailers, hooking up / finding engine codes and he even experienced a service call.
It was a pleasure to share experience and knowledge with someone like Dustin who was clearly interested in the Commercial Transport Mechanic trade.
2 comments :
It's nice to see young apprentices still being accepted into the trade. If we don't start training the young there will be a panic finding qualified tradesman. I love your blog! Very informative.
You're so right! The average age in our shop is 46 so you know where that's heading. That's why we won't hesitate to take on a new mechanic and get them interested in the trade. This practicum program is going to be a yearly occurrence.
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