Seems a few of us on here are chippies, me too. I recon the younger the better for an apprentice too. Bend them while they're green I say. Hey Valencia, plenty of work in Toowoomba for ceramic tilers. Come on over there is no money in working for a boss but some people are happy with that. The thing the pisses me off in the building game is people who class themselves as a tradesman but never successfully completed an apprenticeship. That's impossible.