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My parents were considered “lower working class” in Macomb County, north of Detroit. My father worked as an electrician for Chrysler, and my mother stayed home. None of their parents had started college, and some only attended through the 8th grade. My father wanted to be an architect, but he had no sponsor. He served in the military during the Korean War, and earned an electrical apprenticeship. He started college classes, but dropped out to take a second job to care for his wife and young children. He wanted more for his children.So, I was 17 years old in 1970, in my senior year at the public high school. After mid-term exams in January, I met with the school counselor for the obligatory discussion of what I would do after graduation. She did not know me as our graduating class numbered over 550, and I had not met with her before. She looked at my grades and test scores and notes on my family’s background and concluded, “You will have to get a job right after high school. No one in your family has a college degree. You should not go to college.”I stared at her incredulously! My father had worked hard for his family to have opportunities he never could achieve. His goal was that his three children would graduate from college. I knew I must be realistic. As a young woman in January 1970, from a working class family with no connections nor wealth, my job opportunities included only five options: stay-at-home mother, teacher, nurse, secretary, or Catholic nun. That was it! Many college programs did not allow women! I knew no female doctors, dentists, lawyers, engineers, CEO’s. I discovered later that the few women in those jobs at that time came from wealthy families and had not attended public schools.“I am going to college,” I told her as I steeled my jaw and looked her straight in the eyes. “I applied on my own to WMU in Kalamazoo in September, and I already was accepted on December 3rd. I will be studying to become a Latin teacher. I will be the FIRST in my family to get a college degree.” She dropped her eyes and muttered, “Well, with your IQ and test scores, you will have to work very hard.”That was a low blow for a school counselor to give a young girl.The next year, my brother sat in front of the same woman. She told him the same things! I had already prepared him so he responded, “I have already been accepted to study engineering at Michigan Tech next fall. You see, my sister is doing quite well at WMU, and there is nothing low about her IQ nor mine. She says I can do this too, and nothing you say can change my mind.”I had told him what had happened. I also quoted the Bible, paraphrased as “I can do all things in God, who strengthens me.”P.S. I transferred from WMU after two years to The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where I found academic challenge with eminent professors in classical studies. I finished college in four years with two majors in Latin and English and a teaching certificate, beginning a 41-year career in education. I went on to earn a master’s degree in English to teach at the community college and an advanced degree and certification to become a school administrator. My brother completed college and served the US Navy as an officer for 20 years, commanding ships and bringing in aircraft safely. Our mother earned an associates degree to become a library clerk eventually once my second brother was older. That youngest brother earned an engineering degree and is also a successful businessman today. My father was very proud. We paved the way for our younger cousins who started to enroll in colleges after my graduation, as well as our own children and grandchildren today.

Apply for an electrical apprenticeship. An apprenticeship is usually four years and will include some structured training through a registered training organization to complete a Certificate III in Electrotechnology Electrician (UEE30811). Apply for an Electrician's Licence.

I went through an electrical apprenticeship and they only give you certifications that prove you are able to perform the work, continuining on to be an independent business owner is always up to each individual, but having the training is the only way in my opinion to be a viable company.