in canada about mrprolock?

by **mckutzy** » 7 Dec 2006 14:01

hi all. havent been here in a while...just had a few questions, i was interested in mrprolock's locksmithing course in vancouver. i just finished looking at their web page and had talked to one of their reps at the Woodworking and Tool show awile back. sounds good ...

Has any one here takin this or know of any information about this?
is it worth the money?

by **UWSDWF** » 7 Dec 2006 14:04

courses are nice but apprenticeships are way way better

by **mckutzy** » 7 Dec 2006 14:15

wow ...quick. i dont think that i would be getting into buisness for my self just yet but would i better to not take the course and just try to aply for an aprentiship at other buisnesses.

by **spyhunter** » 27 May 2007 23:17

mckutzy, did you take this course? I'm thinking about the same course and would love some feed back.

by **UWSDWF** » 28 May 2007 2:24

UWSDWF wrote:courses are nice but apprenticeships are way way better

by **Shrub** » 28 May 2007 4:16

Uwsdwf, off the top of your head how many courses do you think there are as opposed to offered apprenticeships?

I would take an educated stab in the dark and say that the course is a more likely scenario,

I do suggest you at least ask around your local lockies first but dont have high hopes and consider that you are likely to have to pay for a course,

As regards this course i cant help but think others that can should as not everyone even wants to work as an apprentice,

by **UWSDWF** » 28 May 2007 5:06

well i've seen 4 adds in the newspaper for apprentices in the past 4 months.... so I'd imagine that it there is some demand out there. Also I know there is a locksmithing school in Toronto and would imagine that such a place would exist in BC that is recognized by whatever it's locksmith governing parties (as remember there are specific licencing requirements in those part)

But hey I could be wrong

by **Eyes_Only** » 28 May 2007 9:23

You've seen four?!?! :shock:

Geez, I'm lucky if I can find even one during the course of a few months around SoCal.

by **davou** » 27 Jun 2007 13:50

UWSDWF wrote:courses are nice but apprenticeships are way way better

before I wonder about it any more;

Are apprenticeships payed or is it more like what we call in quebec a *stage* (unpaid working hours that count towards a skilled trade programs requirements)

by **Shrub** » 27 Jun 2007 13:59

An apprenticeship is basically training on the job,

In this country the employer doesnt have to pay you but you can get pay from the goverment,

Normally in skilled apprenticeships (not office duties but things like engineering) you do get a reasonable wage that you can spend on beer and drugs (apprenticeships are useually offered to 16-18 year olds),

Any wage you get during an aprenticeship will be a lot less than most of your mates are on but you get a trade behind you where they dont unless flipping burgers is somthign to be proud of (im not summiseing your friends by the way im generliseing what hapened when i did one),
Any wage will be scraping the minimum wage barrel but it often goes up each year your there (i did a 5 year apprenticeship in engineering and it went up each year),

in canada about mrprolock?

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