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11-16-2009, 10:07 PM
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Hooked on toutons
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What is considered an overall good grade in an apprenticeship program?
Just curious about this. I know it's really not how smart you are at books, but how how well you can get the work done without screwing up.
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11-16-2009, 10:34 PM
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your skill as an electrician will show itself in the field, as long as you pass your classes it really doesn't matter how high your score is.
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11-16-2009, 10:53 PM
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electricnewf, shoot for 80%. the IP is 70% to pass, but shoot for 80% overall in your courses, and you will sail through the IP. That was my strategy. If you can do better, power to ya, but that is just the number I picked through my apprenticship to keep me happy with my results. That way, when I pulled 87's and 93's, I was happy as a pig in poo, but when I got some 75's & 78's on the stff I was weaker in, it didn't kill me overall.
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11-16-2009, 11:51 PM
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Part of the EJTC pre-apprenticeship course in BC includes conduit bending, wiring, etc. so your marks are not just reflective of your theoretical knowledge.
DC circuit theory seems to be the toughest for people, so far.
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11-17-2009, 11:40 AM
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Just high enough to pass. The so called book smart apprentices seem to not be that good in the field.
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11-17-2009, 12:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by electricnewf
Just curious about this. I know it's really not how smart you are at books, but how how well you can get the work done without screwing up.
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That's a true statement and you should live by that statement for the time being. Eventually your back will grow weak and you'll need to have a real education in the electrical field to offset the back pain. I am 100% serious about this.
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11-17-2009, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by knowshorts
Just high enough to pass. The so called book smart apprentices seem to not be that good in the field.
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The top five guys in our class for theory are also the top five guys in the shop. When I worked on elevators, I found the smartest and most knowledgable mechanics to be the best in the field too.
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11-17-2009, 06:39 PM
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11-17-2009, 06:43 PM
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I would shoot for straight A's..it's like any education, take advantage of it and do the best you can; don't skate your ass through making B's or C's...what's the point in that? That's like skating through life or something, giving the minimum effort. Ridiculous. Strive for excellance if you want to be as such. Otherwise, there is no point.
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11-17-2009, 06:45 PM
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Hooked on toutons
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Magnettica
Eventually your back will grow weak and you'll need to have a real education in the electrical field to offset the back pain. I am 100% serious about this.
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I'm hoping to get my electrical license in a few years, then move on to instrumentation. Hopefully by then my back will still be intact. If this job is so back-breaking, I can see why parents are hesitant to let their kids enter the field. With all the advances in technology, this job should be at least a little easier and far less "back-breaking".
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11-17-2009, 06:47 PM
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Chairman of the Bored
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Quote:
Originally Posted by electricnewf
I'm hoping to get my electrical license in a few years, then move on to instrumentation. Hopefully by then my back will still be intact. If this job is so back-breaking, I can see why parents are hesitant to let their kids enter the field. With all the advances in technology, this job should be at least a little easier and far less "back-breaking".
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You are not going to find a micro-chip to go bending your pipe for you. Some things still take a few drops of blood and sweat.
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11-18-2009, 01:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by electricnewf
Just curious about this. I know it's really not how smart you are at books, but how how well you can get the work done without screwing up.
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Shoot for the best you can do, don't kill yourself but this stuff should come fairly easy. When I put my mind to it and really tackled all of my homework I got top apprentice but other years I slacked a little 
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