My oldest son has been kind of unsure of his future. He graduated last year. He is 18. Has been working at Burger King and is working on getting his EMT training. He tests for that in 2 weeks but most of the EMTs around here seem to be casual or part time. Anyway, I took him to the local Technical school and they have a 16 month Electrician program so he is enrolled to do that. Hopefully, he can find a good path with that.
I like the way the Technical School is laid out versus a traditional college. He has to go to school Mon thru Friday 8 to 2:30 pm. And, they take attendance and if you don't show 85% of the time or more, they toss you out. I think it is a bit more structured and hands on environment so that will be much better for him. I don't think he would fare well at a traditional university where nobody cares if you show up or not.
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Thanks. I really want him to succeed. He never was very good at school. Which is kind of hard for me to understand since DH and I both did well and so do my other two.
Sounds like a good plan. I hope he likes it and really gets into it. For myself, electricity scares the heck out of me. But it will always be a job he can do, regardless of if he decides to go into another field later in life. Can never have too many basic skills...
Residential Wiring
Residential Construction Design
Electrical Services Installation
Power Transformers
Power Distribution
Motor Controls
Programmable Logic Controllers
Industrial Controls
Computer Applications
Power Generators
Electric Lighting
Three Phase Motors
AC/DC Motors
Cost Estimating
Conduit Installation
Low Voltage Wiring
Yes. And he does seem genuinely excited. We have been trying to figure out a path for quite awhile. I always thought he would do well as an auto mechanic and there is a very good school for that near Pittsburgh but he just said he wasn't interested in fixing cars. We looked at some welding programs and he even was interviewed and accepted into nursing school as well but decided that wasn't for him. Then he toyed with joining the Marines but he has a girlfriend now so I don't think he wants to stray too far from home.
My husband charges $75 an hour residential and $125 an hour commercial for wiring. When he puts together his bids, each outlet he installs is $75.
It's really good money. I like it when he contracts electric because drywall and painting don't pay like electric! But it is more dangerous so there's that.
Good for your DS, we have many contractors and electricians/plumbers/HVAC customers who complain they can't find reliable and trained young folk to hire, as most are getting pointed to traditional college. Seems silly to incur tens of thousands of dollars in student loans that will take years to pay back. Tech schools have a great return on investment IMHO.
Old joke
A woman had to call out a plumber to do some emergency repairwork. When he was done, he handed the woman the bill, at which she exclaimed "My husband is a surgeon, and even he doesn't charge this much per hour!"
To which the plumber replies "Yeah, I used to be a surgeon..."
Good for your DS, we have many contractors and electricians/plumbers/HVAC customers who complain they can't find reliable and trained young folk to hire, as most are getting pointed to traditional college. Seems silly to incur tens of thousands of dollars in student loans that will take years to pay back. Tech schools have a great return on investment IMHO.
Old joke A woman had to call out a plumber to do some emergency repairwork. When he was done, he handed the woman the bill, at which she exclaimed "My husband is a surgeon, and even he doesn't charge this much per hour!"
To which the plumber replies "Yeah, I used to be a surgeon..."
Good luck to your son, Gaga. Not every person is designed for traditional college. It's good for all of you that you and he were able to recognize and accept that. My nephew is the same way. Very intelligent, but not academically inclined.
Once he finishes these classes will he be bonded or will that be something else he has to obtain?
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