Your not really giving us anything are ya? What are you into? What jobs would you be looking for? What skills do you have?

always be there for ya. But with your spelling I think sparky work might be out of the question

 i know you are hahah, why would you say that you dont need to spell to be a sparky 

you have left it a bit late for this year but starting around july august the mining companies will start looking for next years apprentices! if your really keen look at the tafes as they do pre apprenticeship courses to get you ready!

It helps if you are not colour blind however

 thanks snapermiles ill loook into that,  hahh nah im not colour blind m8 all good :0

And your maths needs to be pretty spot on for sparky apprenticeship too.

I see your from secret harbour. Why dont you try the boat yards in henderson. Austal ships, Oceanfast, Image theres heaps more. Did my apprenticeship at Austals as a Ali Fabricator, great company to work for and they hire up to 200 new apprentices every year for various positions. Give that a crack, but like snappermiles said u might have to wait till mid year or even to end of year to apply

 yer my dad used to work around there, he now workd for western power, and hes been looking into there for me, so hoprfully he can sourght me out 

you should make up a good resume and cover letter to give employers an idea about yourself. it will make them take notice of you instead of the other couple of hundred applicants they will get.

and maybe use spell check a few times and definately get someone to proof read it.

i was one of these guys who made a bad decision!! spending my younger times partying and took a cruisey job hiring jet skis on the beach! it was a great job and i was earning alot better money than my mates doing apprenticships at the time but 4 years later they were on the big money and i was still on my little wage that sounded good till they got there quals! luckily i got my shit together later in life and got a good mining job but it was hard work! so my advice get your head together do anything you can to get an apprenticeship and stick with it!! once your qualified the world is your oyster and you can spend more time fishing and partying! good luck

if your into mining and you want to be hands on look up the westrak website

 thanks guys, yer i need to get my shit togethers, dads taken me out of schoold cause im just messing up all the time now, also been in trouble with the cops a bits over the last month so shits gone down (graffiti), so need to get my life sourghted out, got a resume sourghted aswell, 

thanks guys 

A good kick up the ass, In my day i get a lot more than that off my dad

 hahahah yer he did trust me :)

what do you get out of spraying paint over someones wall?? i have always wondered why??

A police record will be the easiest way to get out of doing an apprenticeship, or many resource type jobs. Many require a police check, or at least a declaration of your past history.

Get your shit together mate quicksmart- you cant "unring a bell".

I won't repeat what the previous guys have said, ther're all pretty much on the money.

Do ya research and do some leg work, go knocking on office doors you might get a start as a TA and work ya way into a apprenticeship. Tafe might not be the go for you by the sound of your attitude to schooling alot of people use tafe as a free load and might lead you more astray.

You could possibily look into the construction industry. get a forklift ticket, EWP licence and working at heights, companies like Mono's, CB&I and  United are just a few to try. The Gorgon Project is getting bigger each month.

Or try labour hire alot of these mobs could get you a start and or some variation of work.

As said before pull ya head in nose to the grind stone and ya won't look back.  Just remember play time is good but it gets better with a pocket full of cash. 

once  you turn 18  a juvenile  record   means  nothing. Its  a  clean slate.

Try http://www.cciwa.com/Apprenticeships_WA/about

Resume  probably  means  not  much at all.

I  suggest  doing  a  pre-apprenticeship,  do  lots  of  work  experience  with various contractors and businesses revolving around  the  trade  you choose.  The  main  thing  is  to  prove to the  recruiter  that  you  really want  to  do  the  trade  for  the  right  reasons and that you will stick it out. Seen so many  losers  drop out and  who's  heads  were  never  in it  to begin  with  and  think  of  all  the  hundreds of kids   who missed  out  because of them.

 If you want an electrical apprenticeship get onto egt. Electrical group training. Easiest way for a young apprentice. I'd just hope your maths is very good or don't bother

doesnt the WA government or labour government have a apprenticeship scheme going for young people leaving school

Pull your head in mate graffiti is disgusting .if unsure get experience in a few different jobs.save waiting your and your employers .time.

My eldest boy Tony (RIP) got a apprenticeship as a fitter and turner many years ago.  Even as a baby I knew he would grow up working with his hands.

He only had one interview and got the apprenticeship out of 40 applications. 

1.  He rode his dirt bike all  the way along the railway line from Cranbourne to the industrial area of Dandanong, Victoria, (much to my disgust when I found out when I got home from work)

2.  The future boss asked all of them to make something out of what they were give, Tony succeeded above all the best school marks, best resumes, clothes he didn;t have a suit at 17yrs old but others turned up with them on etc,   Why, because he did it with his hands and made a piece of metal into a working  piece what ever the boss wanted at the interview.

3.  His future boss was looking for innitive, work on your own, honestly, in a lad of 16yrs not high maths, or school work.  The boss loved the idea that Tony rode his dirt bike to the interview and could fix it if it broke down.  He got the job and stayed there for 3yrs, until the boss sold his business and went back to UK, his boss was a Boeing Engineer, so Tony got excellent training  and also blacksmithing which helped him so much, the apprentice board got him another apprenticeship to finish out his time and he pasted.  Apparently he has metal work in the Musuem in Canberra for that years turn  out for fitter and turners he would have been apprentice of the year in Practical and Therey if his maths had been a bit better..  He finished his apprenticeship and also did the eletricial side as well.  When he was alive he earned $40hr a hr and working in the metro area of Perth often getting sent to the Philipes to work from his firm I'm going back about 10yrs.

If you are really set on doing something with your life, do it no moaning or groaning just get out there and do it.  Nothing comes to you sitting on your ass, you have to do the hard yards in life to get anywhere.  Good luck young fella.

We have 2 EGT apprentices with us on a construction site in Perth and they are both 2nd year apprentices.  They are clearing over $800 week for 8 hour days - mon to fri.  If you can get in with the bigger mobs that pay the bigger $ you can earn really good money working in Perth.  You can obviously get better money in mining but you will be working longer hours to get it.

EGT can be a good option because you get to experience different companies and different aspects of electrical work.  Only problem is you might be earning $400 a week working with a housing mob while your EGT mate is earning $800 week on a big construction site.

Like others have said though, it won't fall in your lap.  If you want it - go and get it.  Pull your head in, stop the graffitti shit and show a bit of initiative.  Showing a bit of enthusiasm for the job is one of the biggest assets an apprentice can have.  You could be as dumb as a post but if you work hard, show up on time, have the right attitude and have a go without whinging then you're half way there.

Good Luck!

I'm gonna sound like a prick but tough shit. This is a fishing forum mate not an employment agency. Get your arse out and look for yourself. Sounds like you've got your face buried in front of the computer hoping the magical fairies are going to give you a job.By the looks of your spelling you need to go back to school. Bet you don't make any mistakes in your graffitti.

haha not the best move asking for a job and then advertising your in trouble with the cops man, atleast your an honest crim :) ....

in the interest of a constructive post, ever considered panel and paint? if your any good with a spray can maybe a paint gun and airbrush could be your calling

 i appreciate what you have all said, ive done thinsgt aht im not proud of ans i admit it, but thats int he past, and as those guys said no im not going home, i think of australia as my home now, so im staying, dads got me an interview tonight, so thats a start, 

thanks for the advice 

cheers pom

 thanks man, i really appreciate it 

and in your case it sounds like you realise you need to change now you just need to get off your ass and do it! good luck with the interview! but remember you need to buckle down for the next few years get a nice trade behind you then you can really start to enjoy life

 cheers m8

its not what you know its who u know. and thats how most of my mates got the jobs in the mines etc and with the bigger companys in perth

it takes character to cop what you just did and still be respectful. i agree with what some have said and yes you need to use spellcheck but either way, it shows character. look into a tattooing apprenticeship or art school, use the skills you aquired illegally to make a legit living.

good luck pom.

Dont be a mechanic too many shit cars allowed in the country now days 

I am a pom now I know why I left the shit hole

i would recomend you start out by doing some TA work with various trades to make sure the trade you start with is something as a young person is going to stay with , STOP thinking about the dollars, all trades will pay the big dollars if you get the right break and are good at the job , dont get the easy impression that the first company is going to pay you the $ 100k a year and a free car etc , you could get your school to set you up with trade work during the holidays as a trial , when you know the trade you want and are going to commit to,apply to companys or look at a pre app at tafe which will give you a big leg in the any company looking for apprentices,  tafe starts most months of the year .  unfortunatley i have seen to many young guys say they want to be a sparky , carpenter , plumber and so on because thats was the first offer that came their way spend some time on your decision, good luck

Ill probably regret saying this but dad did get me a job in the construction industry all i have to do is wait till next week to turn 18. My advice be proactive since leaving i've been doing casual work and now im 2700$ down doing courses like dogmans through to advance rigging good to have. This has helped me get good referees and now im going to make that money back quick stick hah Moral do any little thing that helps

 cheers guys 

All good advice there from everyone definatly get into some sort of trade mate , you will have to put up with shit money for 4 years but trust me its all worth it in the end , i left school and started an apprenticship at 15 was qualified tradesman by 19 , im now 20 working fifo and earning over 150k. Start researching different trades and find a couple that you think you might be interested in , then start calling up companies for some work experience , if you show your keen enough they may even take you on. Or if you find a trade that your serious about getting into then go and do a pre apprenticeship at tafe , which will double your chances of getting an apprenticeship
and will show that your not just doing it for a job but you actually want to learn. Good luck !

 cheers man