[panelbuilder]

Always been a lurker, so I made an account!

I've always been an enthusiast in the field and hope to do an apprenticeship after post-secondary, but in the mean-time, I'm building control panels!

Been doing so for the last 4 months and I don't mind it, getting experience for a future in the industrial field, be it behind a desk or in the field, don't know yet.

 

[FastFokker]

Welcome Panel Builder!

Where abouts do you hail from?

 

[panelbuilder]

Ontario

 

[FastFokker]

lol me too

Grew up in a small town between Windsor and London.

 

[Tsmil]

Ontario

Big place

 

[Lep]

post some pics of your projects.

 

[panelbuilder]

post some pics of your projects.

Can't, designs are copy-protected, or something like that. Boss said no pictures.

 

[FastFokker]

Can't say where you live, can't show what you build...

So what should we talk about?

 

[panelbuilder]

Can't say where you live, can't show what you build...

So what should we talk about?

Well, I was wondering if there was any education I should get before I go through apprenticeship. Eg, my mom thinks I should go to uni for ee and biz

 

[HARRY304E]

Always been a lurker, so I made an account!

I've always been an enthusiast in the field and hope to do an apprenticeship after post-secondary, but in the mean-time, I'm building control panels!

Been doing so for the last 4 months and I don't mind it, getting experience for a future in the industrial field, be it behind a desk or in the field, don't know yet.

Welcome to ET..:thumbsup:

 

[denny3992]

Sooooo ur one of those guys that never gives us field guys enuff room in the panduit for our wires, puts all kinds of stuff right where we want to bring the conduits into the enclosure!

Jk

Always admired nice control enclosures... They can be a masterpiece!

 

[Cujo]

Well, I was wondering if there was any education I should get before I go through apprenticeship. Eg, my mom thinks I should go to uni for ee and biz

If you are wanting to do an electrical apprenticeship, I don't think it is really necessary to do any of those things. If you wanted to be an EE, then by all means go down that path. Doing EE will help you in trade school, but not much in the field.

 

[FastFokker]

Apprenticeship is the education you need to be an electrician.

If you want to be an EE, then don't bother with an apprenticeship... Just go straight to Uni.

They're different paths with different outcomes and not swappable. I know it's impossible to do when you're young, but you need to decide what life you want and then choose the path that gets you there.