Locksmith
Install, adjust, repair and replace locks and security devices.
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- What's it like to be a Locksmith?
- How to become a Locksmith
- Latest Locksmith jobs
- Top skills and experience for Locksmiths
- Is Locksmith the right role for you?
- Locksmith role reviews
What's it like to be a Locksmith?
Locksmiths install, adjust, repair and replace locks and associated security devices and systems for residential, automotive and commercial customers.
Tasks and duties
- Evaluating security requirements for customers, which includes installing, making and repairing keys and changing locks, conducting security audits and installing security systems.
- Repairing, replacing or amending faulty or damaged mechanisms in a variety of items, including locks, doors, safes, filing cabinets and security systems.
- Recommending alarm and security systems, fitting screen doors and providing home security advice.
How to become a Locksmith
To work as a trade qualified Locksmith in Australia, you must undertake and complete an Australian Apprenticeship or Traineeship, which are available under Australian Government schemes. The programs consist of a combination of theoretical and practical experiences.
- Locate an employer willing to take you on as an apprentice or trainee.
- Once you have secured an apprenticeship or traineeship, your employer will contact an Australian Apprenticeship Centre (AAC) to organise the required agreements and training components.
- Undertake your theoretical qualification – this is typically a Certificate III in Locksmithing (MEM30805).
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Locksmith employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Locksmithing
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Latest Locksmith reviews
May 2021
Sometimes it can suck, but it’s always rewarding to make a customer smile
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate III in Locksmithing
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationSecurity specialist
The good thingsAlways something new to try, always a challenge ahead.
The challengesHaving to ensure that a customers property/valuables will be safe and secure at the end of each day
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Oct 2018
Locksmithing has its perks
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate III in Engineering - Fabrication Trade
Experience10+ years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationLocksmithing
The good thingsYou get to meet all different people from all walks of life, while helping them you can hear snippets of their lives. I love talking to the customers about their day, whether it is good or bad, they s...
The challengesYou will generally have a roster for being "on call" which is mostly a week at a time where you can get a job/jobs at any time from finishing work at the end of the day to leaving to go to work the fo...
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