[RE-wrenches] Apprentice interview

[Ray Walters]

I don't understand; are there legal reasons to not call it an 
apprenticeship?  (sounds like indentured servitude....?)
When I got started in the biz, I would have loved to been offered an 
apprenticeship.  Instead, I went out in the woods while my family 
suffered through my well intentioned, but misinformed experiments. After 
many years I got better, but I still had no one to sign off for my 
license or NABCEP.
The next generation of installer does not need to suffer  ( at least as 
much)

R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760

On 4/28/2015 6:52 PM, Chris Mason wrote:
> I think you should describe the job as a trainee. You can do anything 
> you want after that. Just don't call it an apprenticeship.
>
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 8:45 PM, Ray Walters <ray at solarray.com 
> <mailto:ray at solarray.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi Bob;
>
>     That's an excellent point. I'm trying to figure out what is a fair
>     arrangement:  4 years of training is worth quite a sum of money
>     vs. 4 years of labor in the off grid mines.
>     Straight up $10/ hr and I'll train them for as long as they can be
>     trained with raises as they reach milestones like: they can go on
>     a troubleshooting visit on their own.
>     I think some off grid living experience is a prerequisite as
>     mentioned before, also they've got to be able to deal with basic
>     math and electrical equations.
>     Any other prerequisites before I create an unobtainable person?
>
>     R
>

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