Opportunities in Canada

A think cassie is the brAiniest haha vancoooooover nas nish aboot nawt
 
cassie said:
They could get a working holiday visa, they get snapped up fast though.. and good luck with getting an LMO as a scaffolder.. the idea of an LMO is that the company has to advertise the job ( properly ) and there has to be no canadians suitable.. unless your job is on the NOC list.. unfortunately scaffolding isn;t on that list... as I said if people are wanting to come to canada they have to speak to a specialist migration consultant.. posting on here asking for work in canada is like pissin in wind mate.... It took us nearly 2 years to get permanent residency, and I didn't get here being a scaffolder.. might be coming across as harsh.. bit its the truth.. a couple of guys have pm'ed me and I told them the way to go, whether they did I don't know..
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Matakana gave myself and a pal an LMO after 2 weeks of been in Vancouver mate.
 
John1980 said:
A think cassie is the brAiniest haha vancoooooover nas nish aboot nawt
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Wtf...uv no chance pal... Lmfao

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VancouverLeedsLondonBoy said:
I still have the work permit to prove it.
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From what you posted about matakana mate, you did,nt make them out to be the most law abiding company hey????
 
I know for a fact that Matakana have just got a few new guys from Ireland and the UK over, all on LMO's. Also hear mutterings that another company in Vancouver are about to try doing the same thing.
 
cassie said:
Wtf...uv no chance pal... Lmfao

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From what you posted about matakana mate, you did,nt make them out to be the most law abiding company hey????
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Water under the bridge mate. This isn't the place to be talking about that as it's been done to death
 
hey man i recently graduated a scaffolding course, finish most likely to succeed voted by classmates and graduated as 3rd year apprentice, im now looking for work, im a good working have a good head on my shoulders and im ready for anything. thanks for you time.
 
Welcome to the forum Dylanarsenault. Congrats on graduating as a scaff. How do you do that?3rd year apprentice,what does that mean?
 
frederik said:
Welcome to the forum Dylanarsenault. Congrats on graduating as a scaff. How do you do that?3rd year apprentice,what does that mean?
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It means that he has do to one more course to become a journeyman, cause we got 1st year apprentice, 2nd year apprentice and 3rd year apprentice.
 
Dutch_Can said:
It means that he has do to one more course to become a journeyman, cause we got 1st year apprentice, 2nd year apprentice and 3rd year apprentice.
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In NS we have 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year apprentices , then they have to do a 3 day J/M assesment, if they fail they have to do another 2,000 hours before resitting it. got a guy at work now whos doing the assesment wednesday..

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dylanarsenault said:
hey man i recently graduated a scaffolding course, finish most likely to succeed voted by classmates and graduated as 3rd year apprentice, im now looking for work, im a good working have a good head on my shoulders and im ready for anything. thanks for you time.
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You train at Local 83 with Glen ?? good course hey... well done .

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frederik said:
Welcome to the forum Dylanarsenault. Congrats on graduating as a scaff. How do you do that?3rd year apprentice,what does that mean?
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Its an 11 week course mate, covers tube and clamp, allround, rigging, fork lift, cherry picker, fall arrest, confined space.. they do 1st year, 1st... 1st year 2nd... 2nd year 1st, 2nd year 2nd, etc, all the way to 4th year 2nd.. then do a journeyman upgrade 3 day assesment.. and people do fail here... you need so many proven hours at work to progress to the next stage.. its way more formal and proffesionally run here than in the UK, which is a good thing...

They cover.. towers, independants, ramps, cantilevers, hangers, system, bridges, etc, theres even a test on knots.. very formal and you have to study for the written sectino tests, no answers are given by the instructor, and they have a graduation do after the course...
 
cassie said:
In NS we have 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th year apprentices , then they have to do a 3 day J/M assesment, if they fail they have to do another 2,000 hours before resitting it. got a guy at work now whos doing the assesment wednesday..

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You train at Local 83 with Glen ?? good course hey... well done .

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Its an 11 week course mate, covers tube and clamp, allround, rigging, fork lift, cherry picker, fall arrest, confined space.. they do 1st year, 1st... 1st year 2nd... 2nd year 1st, 2nd year 2nd, etc, all the way to 4th year 2nd.. then do a journeyman upgrade 3 day assesment.. and people do fail here... you need so many proven hours at work to progress to the next stage.. its way more formal and proffesionally run here than in the UK, which is a good thing...

They cover.. towers, independants, ramps, cantilevers, hangers, system, bridges, etc, theres even a test on knots.. very formal and you have to study for the written sectino tests, no answers are given by the instructor, and they have a graduation do after the course...
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Sounds interesting Cassie. Do many fail and what's the reaction from employers when they do? Just genuinely interested.
 
aom said:
Sounds interesting Cassie. Do many fail and what's the reaction from employers when they do? Just genuinely interested.
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yes a few fail, you need to reach 70% as an overall pass mark.. and it is strict, no instructor going for a **** and leaving exam paper handy on his desk... basically after the course the better you do the higher grade you come out with, the majority come out as 2nd year apprentices.. you have to have proven work hours aswell to get a higher pass level.. the employers are very proffesional in general, the higher the level the higher your pay.. the employers are more concerned with getting you trained up than worrying about pass rates etc.. it is totally different to the UK.. you cannot blag your way through the course here, you can't come late all the time, its full on hard work. you cant lie about your hours as most jobs are registered through the union and your hours are recorded.. they basically want you to get the best training and dont do rushing people through so they can run jobs etc..
 
What about the funding, is there government cash or is it coming straight out of the employers pocket?

I'm not sure if money changes hands here or not for a fail but I'm sure the grant money is only awarded on completing the NVQ.
 
the Canadian system does sound good.
all the best in your career path dylanarsenault be safe and prosper.;)
cheers for the info cassie
 
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