whats the best way to get a apprenticeship as a millwright?
Asked by devil weed
i am 37 and want to change jobs,because i dont like what i am doing now. about 5 or 6 years ago i use to do millwright type work. ''welding'' and stuff like that. i like that kind of work but the projects that were thrown at me were hard and allways a challenge because i had no formal training, it was just figure it out and do it, these young guys are lucky to get training. do you think my age will play a factor in geting into a apprenticeship ? how can i convince a journey man that i would be a better than averge helper/ apprentice. i all ready have many skills as far as welding,rigging, useing tools, i am sure i have more skills than the averge millwright apprentice,i just need the formal training,if you were a millwright would you want to work with a apprentice that had some skills are just brand new and only school exp. any tips on getting a union millwright job would be great to here about, but only union, if its not union they treat you like crap around here. pro union.

Best Answer:
While I am unable to provide much help, please let a prospective employer about your work ethics. Your resume will speak volumes with skills and work experience that a prospective employer will not find in someone fresh out of high school. I am a Journeyman Machinist. I got tired of working for the small independent shops. I usually was treated like crap, or was underpaid, especially after I completed my training and received my Journeyman Certificate. Asked three times for a raise, received no answer to my request. Quit and went to a different company. Left that company due to the way I was treated and went back to college to work toward an EET degree. A friend of mine was called back to a local steel mill and he told me about openings. I was hired a year later. Best of luck to you!!