I’m 19, I work as an apprentice millwright in a shop, been here since middle of June, i originally got hired just to help move shops and it turned into this apprenticeship. I also have prune belly syndrome, which causes me to have a weakened immune system, so whenever I get sick (around once a month) I’m completely down for the count and can’t work, i also do not have abdominal muscles (born without). Since the job started as just a helping hand moving I never mentioned my condition, now that I’ve been here for a bit I feel like it could jeopardize my employment without them knowing with me being sick frequently. I work my ass off everyday and I love my job. Ive lost jobs in the past due to my condition aswell which makes me very scared to tell my employer about it. What should I do

Is it possible to get licensed in a trade while attending 4 year college?

My son is interested in learning the trades but he wants to get his business degree. Has anyone in the past done a similar approach?
Any recommendations advice etc
He is 17 years old but looking ahead for him. He is currently a freshman in college

Thanks

What are electrical project managers realistically on these days? Is it worth it

Hey everyone! I’m preparing for the Sheet Metal Workers Local 269 aptitude test in Kingston, Ontario.

I’m looking for advice on what to study, especially math, spatial reasoning (shape rotations and puzzles), and safety.

Has anyone taken this test? What should I expect, and are there any good practice resources?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I build hardware, and have a friend that's a Refrigeration technician. He asked if I could build him a monitoring device. Basically he wants a device that tracks the temperature of his fridges, and if the doors are being open/closed and have access to said data on the cloud.

He has quite a few customers and sees value in tracking their systems. He does normal fridges and also industrial systems (some of which have to work) but it's pretty ad-hoc, people call him up and he just fixes these systems, no installs or anything.

I got interested because this seems like a product opportunity, but I wanted to ask some more experts. Does anyone use anything like this already? Or is this generally something very few people need or want?

Thanks!

I have the intelligence of a rock and thera no way I'm going to uni will I be able to learn any trade or I'll just struggle

19/m