Watchmaker
Apprenticeship
What Watchmakers do
- Open watch cases and remove watch and clock mechanisms and examine them for signs of wear
- Reconstruct, create, design, timepieces
- Repair or replace faulty parts such as cracked crystals, broken hands and bent teeth or wheels
- Test, clean, and lubricate each part
- Maintain minute electronic circuits in watches and clocks, carry out tests and accurately adjust their timekeeping
- Reassemble, fit and adjust parts to ensure they work correctly
- Replace watch and clock faces, sometimes sealing them so they are waterproof, set and check timing
- Estimate cost of repairs for customers
- Make available new watches and clocks for sale
Your chances of success will be better if you have...
- Enjoyment of technical work
- Sound vision, hearing and touch
- Patience and accuracy
- Attention to detail
- Good hand-eye coordination
- Good organisational skills
- School Certificate
The Future
- Employment for a minimum of four years
- Employment with retail jewellery stores, specialist service centres, self-employed or form a business in partnership with a qualified jeweller
Specialisation
- New Watches
- Antiques
- For more options see www.myfuture.edu.au
Who to Contact for more information and advice?
Group Training Organisation |
Phone / FaxEmail / Website |
Address |
Regions Serviced |
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AIG Group Training |
T (02) 9466 5566 F (02) 9466 5432 |
51 Walker St Nth Sydney NSW 2060 |
Sydney Metropolitan Area, Regional NSW, Rural NSW |
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Central Coast Group Training Ltd |
T (02) 4353 2655 F (02) 4353 1917 |
3a Pioneer Ave Tuggerah NSW 2259 |
Central Coast NSW |
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Central West Group Apprentices Ltd |
T (02) 6331 3655 F (02) 6331 9450 |
203-209 Russell St Bathurst NSW 2795 |
Bathurst, Cowra, Dubbo, Lithgow, Orange, Parkes |
|
Electro Technology Industry Group Training Co Ltd. Trading as Electro Group |
T (02) 9736 1076 F (02) 9736 1950 |
23-27 Marquet St Rhodes NSW 2138 |
Sydney Metropolitan Area, Canberra, Central Coast, Illawarra |
|
GTES |
T (02) 6923 3000 F (02) 6921 8616 |
161 Hammond Ave Wagga Wagga NSW 2650 |
Wagga Wagga, Riverina |
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HGT Australia Ltd |
T (02) 4952 7444 F (02) 4952 8070 |
1st Floor 148 Lambton Rd Broadmeadow NSW 2292 |
Newcastle, Hunter Valley, Regional NSW, Rural NSW |
|
Health Industry Group Training Company |
T (02) 9817 7463 F (02) 9817 7458 |
Gladesville Hospital 3 Victoria Rd Gladesville NSW 2111 |
Sydney Metropolitan Area, Illawarra, Shoalhaven, Southern Highlands, Regional NSW, Rural NSW |
|
Hunter Valley Training Company Pty Ltd |
T (02) 4932 4222 F (02) 4932 4544 |
Junction St Telarah NSW 2320 |
Upper Hunter and Lower Hunter Valley, Illawarra, Sydney, Mid North Coast, New England, North Coast Gunnedah |
|
MEGT Australia |
T (02) 4969 8099 F (02) 4969 8077 |
121 Chatham St Broadmeadow NSW 2292 |
Sydney, Hunter, Northern NSW |
|
NECA Group Training |
T (02) 9744 2754 F (02) 9715 1009 |
Level 3 28 Burwood Rd Burwood NSW 2134 |
Sydney Metropolitan Area, Wollongong, Newcastle |
|
SERTEC Ltd |
T (02) 6492 3944 F (02) 6492 4594 |
163 Auckland St Bega NSW 2550 |
South East NSW |
|
Sydney Training and Employment Ltd |
T (02) 9715 7344 F (02) 9745 2900 |
Level 2 28 Burwood Rd Burwood NSW 2134 |
Sydney Metropolitan Area, Newcastle, Central Coast, Canberra, Illawarra, Shoalhaven |
|
Workline Employment |
T (02) 4725 0300 F (02) 4721 2487 www.penrithonline.com.au / workline |
1st Floor 450 High St Penrith NSW 2750 |
Western, South Western and Hills District Region of Sydney |
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