ali-corsa
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i had an interview at renault last wends got a letter through offering me an apprenticeship as a service technician it would take 3 years to get fully qualified and i wouldnt go to college they would send me to doncaster to there training centre for a couple of wks.
they said my salary would be £6,000.00 per annum, is it just me or does that seem hardly anything, £500 pr month without tax and ni taken off me so roughly £400 pr month (at a guess) and my parents are sayin that i have to pay £200 pr month to live at home so im going to have hardly anything each month,
would £6,000.00 sound resonable or not as an apprentice?
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Nath
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They never pay that great tbh. Maybe get a 2nd job whilst you're learning.
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ali-corsa
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thats what im thinking but they said i have to work every 3rd saturday per month, so that would put off a new employer because i have commitments else where
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Ally
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you get £5k tax free allowance so only 1k of that would be taxable @ 22%
I wouldn't do it, its not enough money but if thats the going rate for apprenticeship then take it
Talk to your parents about rent, im sure they can drop it seeing as youll be on a shitty wage, you could get a second job like nath says but prepair to be tired alot
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ali-corsa
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i didnt know the first £5k was tax free.
ive already had 2 jobs and college work lol and i was so tierd lol
i think i got my hopes up too much about a decent wage and £6k is nowt when you think about it
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my mate was geting £2.81, when he first started his apprentiship, my dad pays £4.00 for apprentices, then a wage rise of around 10% each year until qualified
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ali-corsa
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cheers i dun a bit of reasurch they can charge min of £80 pr wk until im 19 and then i have to get minimum wage of £4.45 so imgoing to phone up and talk to the boss about this to see if i would get this
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Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by ali-corsa
i had an interview at renault last wends got a letter through offering me an apprenticeship as a service technician it would take 3 years to get fully qualified and i wouldnt go to college they would send me to doncaster to there training centre for a couple of wks.
they said my salary would be £6,000.00 per annum, is it just me or does that seem hardly anything, £500 pr month without tax and ni taken off me so roughly £400 pr month (at a guess) and my parents are sayin that i have to pay £200 pr month to live at home so im going to have hardly anything each month,
would £6,000.00 sound resonable or not as an apprentice?
I started an apprenticeship on 6k. I quit.
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ali-corsa
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Originally posted by Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by ali-corsa
i had an interview at renault last wends got a letter through offering me an apprenticeship as a service technician it would take 3 years to get fully qualified and i wouldnt go to college they would send me to doncaster to there training centre for a couple of wks.
they said my salary would be £6,000.00 per annum, is it just me or does that seem hardly anything, £500 pr month without tax and ni taken off me so roughly £400 pr month (at a guess) and my parents are sayin that i have to pay £200 pr month to live at home so im going to have hardly anything each month,
would £6,000.00 sound resonable or not as an apprentice?
I started an apprenticeship on 6k. I quit.
dont mean to be nosey like, but was it due to being only on 6k or was it other reasons
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Robbo
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£6k a year 
Shit the bed, I earned £270 in overtime in the last 3 days alone!!! That is amd!!!!
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ali-corsa
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£6k a year
Shit the bed, I earned £270 in overtime in the last 3 days alone!!! That is amd!!!!
lol i know thats why im having doubts now lol, i doubt i would be able to run a car n still have a life with bout £200 i struggle now n i hardly use my car lol
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Colin
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You've got to start somewhere & no company is ever going to pay an apprentice lots of money because they wont be making anything from them for 3 years til there quallified + the training costs alot.
Im about to start an apprenticeship as a Offshore Instrument / Electrical Technician (im 25 by the way) Pay for the fist 18 months is £90 a week, then next 12 months it rises to £16.5k, then following year £20k then im time served after 3 years & the pay rises again to around £50k.
What im saying is you've got to take the shit pay for a while, learn the job, prove to them your worth the big money!!
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Colin
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Oh & i've got a house & 2 cars to run off my apprentice pay 
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Colin
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Originally posted by Ally
you get £5k tax free allowance so only 1k of that would be taxable @ 22%
10% 
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Colin
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Originally posted by ali-corsa
cheers i dun a bit of reasurch they can charge min of £80 pr wk until im 19 and then i have to get minimum wage of £4.45 so imgoing to phone up and talk to the boss about this to see if i would get this
Min wage doesnt apply if your doing a modern apprenticeship!!
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ali-corsa
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yea i know the training costs abit and they are investing a lot of money i just get in contact with them and talk to them thats all i can do and explain the situation and see what they say if they say it goes up each year and dont stay at 6k per year
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ali-corsa
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Originally posted by Colin
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Originally posted by ali-corsa
cheers i dun a bit of reasurch they can charge min of £80 pr wk until im 19 and then i have to get minimum wage of £4.45 so imgoing to phone up and talk to the boss about this to see if i would get this
Min wage doesnt apply if your doing a modern apprenticeship!!
it does i read it wrong i may not get it within the first year but if you are ages between 19 and 21 you get the reduced rate which is £4.45,i still might have it wrong but thats how i understood it...thats the site i got it from too http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/life/employment/rights_to_pay.htm
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Colin
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You will probably get a rise every year, I dont think they will be able to do anything else req. pay in the 1st year though other than whats been offered.
You know how much it costs to train an apprentice, get them all there qualifications etc??? The company im getting a start with have to pay £90k in training fees over the 3.5yrs.
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Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by ali-corsa
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Originally posted by Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by ali-corsa
i had an interview at renault last wends got a letter through offering me an apprenticeship as a service technician it would take 3 years to get fully qualified and i wouldnt go to college they would send me to doncaster to there training centre for a couple of wks.
they said my salary would be £6,000.00 per annum, is it just me or does that seem hardly anything, £500 pr month without tax and ni taken off me so roughly £400 pr month (at a guess) and my parents are sayin that i have to pay £200 pr month to live at home so im going to have hardly anything each month,
would £6,000.00 sound resonable or not as an apprentice?
I started an apprenticeship on 6k. I quit.
dont mean to be nosey like, but was it due to being only on 6k or was it other reasons
No worries. £6k a year was shit and having to commute to Portsmouth and Wimbourne which are an hour half and 40 odd minutes from my house and only being on £6k a year it soon disappeared.
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ali-corsa
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90k over 3.5 years thats a hell of a lot. like i said at the start £6k could be the normal yearly rate its all new to me so i was unsure of it all
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Colin
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90k over 3.5 years thats a hell of a lot. like i said at the start £6k could be the normal yearly rate its all new to me so i was unsure of it all
It might be different for the motor trade but thats what it costs to put me through college & train me to be an offshore Technician.
The pay will deffo go up every year as you get more experienced & valuable to the company. Not sure how much though. Mine only takes a huge leap cos im away 2 weeks at a time really........normal apprenticeships dont jump up that much!!
[Edited on 07-06-2007 by Colin]
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ali-corsa
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90k over 3.5 years thats a hell of a lot. like i said at the start £6k could be the normal yearly rate its all new to me so i was unsure of it all
It might be different for the motor trade but thats what it costs to put me through college & train me to be an offshore Technician.
yea cheers for the advice n good luck with youre offshore technician work
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TheCam
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hi mate i work for renault (im a partsman) i started on that wage... £440 a month, i only pay £80 a month (£200 is a bit steep IMO) i was able to run my car on that money (just) if you stick it out the wages get better.
my wages are -
1st year - £2.50 ph £440 pm
2nd year - £4.00 ph £620 pm
3rd year - £5.00 ph
4th year - £6.00 ph
qualified - not a clue.
hope all this helps you decide
Graeme
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