Welder Dave
Senior Member
I was very fortunate the teachers at the school I went to were all very experienced tradesmen. I remember my welding teacher saying that some of the teachers at other schools (non trade schools) didn't have enough experience to be teaching welding and other trades. In the last year of high school, I was in welding class all morning the entire school year and went to work experience 3 times. Each work experience was 4 to 6 weeks long (can't remember exactly) where you went to actual shops like an employee. Several students got job offers for when they finished school. I got 2 job offers but not from work experience. I lived close to an industrial park so my teacher told me to apply at at least 3 companies everyday after school. Thankfully companies didn't consider the students dummies and were aware the school had experienced instructors and a good reputation.
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