I'm Devon, I'm a 28 year old apprentice electrician. I work for a contractor that handles new construction work in the Windsor-Essex, and Chatham-Kent areas.
I'm extremely excited to start but also reasonably conservative: with only two years left to become a licensed electrician in my "state" I've decided to learn as much as I can now, and work on putting together a portfolio in a part-time way. Does anyone have any advice on how to approach building a portfolio while working full time?
I have a two year plan, a five year plan, a seven year plan, and a 17 year plan. I feel like at that point I want to have a retirement plan. To anyone in the Windsor, Ontario area: I would love to connect and share some stories and experiences.
While working full time you're going to have to concentrate on being efficient and finding people you trust to do good work. If I were an electrician I'd be looking to barter electrical work with another trades-person. Everyone needs a good electrician and the more time you can spend doing that the better off you'll be.