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[Mini Adam]

Hi everyone!

I'm finishing my A Levels soon and want to find an apprenticeship for aerospace or automotive engineering. I'm struggling to find anywhere could someone give me any contacts or pointers please?

Thank you

[daviedevil]

You can always try the bae website

[The Matt]

What geographical area do you want to work in? Your info over on the left there says you're in Colchester, so around that neck of the woods I assume?

[The_Mistro]

theres a place in cheltenham that does that sort of stuff

[sonikk4]

If its an apprenticeship you are after then try Virgin Atlantic. They will be advertising soon for this years intake which will start in September. You would be initially based at Gatwick for your training but you will also go to Heathrow as well.

Hope this helps, if you need anymore info then pm me.


Neil

[Mini Adam]

You can always try the bae website

Had a look but couldn't seem to find much? :/

What geographical area do you want to work in? Your info over on the left there says you're in Colchester, so around that neck of the woods I assume?

Not too far out. Anywhere in Essex or London really. Or in the bedfordshire area. South east

theres a place in cheltenham that does that sort of stuff

What's is the place called?
Thanks

[xBR4DLEY]

Tried http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk?

Edited by xBR4DLEY, 04 January 2011 - 12:31 AM.

[Mini Adam]

Tried http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk?

Yeah but I found it to be pretty confusing :/

[Mini Adam]

Bump..
Anybody else?

[Down&Out]

I did work exp at ATC lasham (google them)

Which is in the south east, about an hour from london.

Worked on all sorts of planes, dunno where it is in relation to you though.

[George929]

hey man if your doing a levels go to uni and study automotive or aerospace dont waste your time on a apprentiship if youve got the alevels

[Broomer]

hey man if your doing a levels go to uni and study automotive or aerospace dont waste your time on a apprentiship if youve got the alevels

Yeah, rack up some massive debt instead of getting paid.

[George929]

yeah that's a problem but come out of uni with some good qualifications and get a job with a good wage work your way up to a high wage

or

get a aprenteship get paid 100/200 £ a week then get a job on a low wage and if you ever want to find another job people want degrees now its a hard truth

[The_Mistro]

its smiths aerospace or something similar, and apparantly there is also GE aviation in cheltenham too

[houlsby]

to the guy above...

you can do a docterette in engineering through open uni/ distance. i start my hnc next year in electrical engineering.

also, depending on what trade your in, the money bit isnt true.. i cleared a fair wack last year (30k +) working as an apprentice electrician contracting through my own ltd company.. just depends on what your doing tho i suppose?