The Jimmo Plan
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Hi Guys,
i just wanted to mention some things I got on the go now at the shop. As many have read in my status I just wrote my GED test and am now considered a high school graduate. :clappy
I was talking a while ago about my plans to become a mechanical apprentice and then do auto body repair once finished, after talking with the fella from the ministry today my plans have changed. It turns out I can do two at once, and can challenge the tests rather then have to do the schooling. So here is my new plan:
Today I signed up as a mechanic apprentice and am going to start school hopefully in September, going part time (once a week for 8 months, 3 times total).
Next week he comes back to register me as an Auto Body Technician apprentice. Rather then go to school I am going to purchase the books, read on my own time and challenge the tests (3 tests) when I feel comfortable enough to do so.
I am pretty excited about all of this and just thought I’d share it with y’all and wonder what ya’s think. :
sounds good Jimmo congralutions
:cheers
Congrats Jimmo…. what will this enable you to do that you can’t do currently?
[b]jomull55 wrote:[/b]
[quote]Congrats Jimmo…. what will this enable you to do that you can’t do currently?[/quote]x2
Now that’s an EXCELLENT plan!
[b]jomull55 wrote:[/b]
[quote]Congrats Jimmo…. what will this enable you to do that you can’t do currently?[/quote]The auto body apprenticeship is mostly for the satisfaction of holding the license. I feel I know a fair amount of the theory but in all honesty I don’t have a ton of experience in that area, paint and moderate dent repair is what I’m most accustom to. Since auto body is a regulated trade up here I need to be registered as an apprentice or the shop could face hefty fines should someone do an inspection with me doing that kind of repair. I am going to have to pick up the books and go through em, I’m sure there’s lots still for me to learn….I just don’t think its worth going to 24 weeks of schooling if I don’t have to.(not to mention a far drive)
I guess I could have shortened this down to structural repair and left it at that. :lol1
if the US could regulate this the same way it might help.
Best of luck with it all there Jimmo[b]ding wrote:[/b]
[quote]if the US could regulate this the same way it might help.
Best of luck with it all there Jimmo[/quote]Thanks. I didn’t know they even did here until the guy from the ministry pointed it out. I have to wonder how enforced it actually is up here though.
The way I’m set up now is pretty sweet. We had a second hoist put in at the shop, so I am using two bays, the hoist and another bay. Have a really sharp bodyman on one side and the mechanic on the other. I’ll have to get some pics up or vid of the shop now, got a sweet deal on the hoist from a closed GM dealer. I work Tues-Sat so I’ll likely continue to paint on Saturdays too.
yah suck yah can’t hire a floor boy any more and let him work on cars… :blink: … every employee must now be an apprentice and only 2 under one license :unsure:
They said prep and paint doesn’t require any certification, they do have a license….he tells me it’s not very popular.
If I was you I would focus more on day to day operations and management. I would go back to school and get a degree in business management with maybe a finance minor. I really feel that money to be made is there and not in the shop.
Sounds like your on your way to being a jack of all trades jimmo.
Thats a worthy idea too joe, it’s actually what i wanted to do but I got a mortgage this summer so that axes the idea of going back to school. :unsure:
[b]Joe@FCAB wrote:[/b]
[quote]If I was you I would focus more on day to day operations and management. I would go back to school and get a degree in business management with maybe a finance minor. I really feel that money to be made is there and not in the shop.[/quote]Being a family business also I’m well looked after as I invest a lot of myself into the shop. I do have some other things on the go in that regard Joe, more of a 10-15 year or so plan. The nice thing about this is the Government pays for 80% of the schooling and the business is going to be covering the rest, can’t really loose here. The mechanical is going to be 1 day / week part time schooling for a total of 24 months, I will be paid for it also….i know I’m getting spoiled, but I’m sure it will be a good investment, especially given the steady increase volume in our mechanical department. Just being able to move around from mechanical, to auto body or paint when the load shifts will be a pretty nice benefit for the shop.
sounds good. I really wish mechanics were regulate here in the US, as well. It bugs me that a bum can work on your car and get away with it… lots of butchered cars around here…
good plan, and whether it comes out to more money or not it shows you take your work seriously. that’s why I got certified in my trade.
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