im doing a carpentry apprenticship £180 a week not bad, with a big maintenance firm mind you, a few of my college mates are getting from £80 a week up to £180 so it varys on where you work i think. as for engineering another friend of mine struck lucky and got one on the railways he does one day a week college and 4 days at work and brings home £250 a week he's only 17. the bigger the employer the better. and make sure you get a contract of employment cos they can screw you for working hours and wages without one.