any plumbers/gas engineers???
Discussion
just pondering to see if any of you guys could help me?
to start with im 23 years old, i have been in the army for just short of 8 years. im out in july/august.
im really interested in starting a career in plumbing? preferbably more with gas/boilers.
can anybody recommend what courses i need to attend? obv i need experience, but im hoping if i qualify well in the said trade i can become more appealing to employers.
and the final and most important thing, what is the trade like for jobs? i know the current situation doesnt look bright but its a career im interested in.
im based in west yorkshire btw.
many thanks
kyle
to start with im 23 years old, i have been in the army for just short of 8 years. im out in july/august.
im really interested in starting a career in plumbing? preferbably more with gas/boilers.
can anybody recommend what courses i need to attend? obv i need experience, but im hoping if i qualify well in the said trade i can become more appealing to employers.
and the final and most important thing, what is the trade like for jobs? i know the current situation doesnt look bright but its a career im interested in.
im based in west yorkshire btw.
many thanks
kyle
I would recommend that you either speak with some local companies or your local college and ask if anyone is taking on a "mature student".
Most colleges will run a plumbing course some will be day-release, block or evening. The NVQ Level 2 will take you approx 2 years and this can be done at college full-time but Level 3 has to be done with work based assessments and can take up to another 2 years.
The problem is some colleges will say do the full-time course with them and then try and find an employer, I would say youre better off to find an employer and do the course on a day release basis as you then get work experience and not working in a controlled environment.
On the Level 3 course you then start the gas training. You cant start any gas training either without the Level 2 & 3 training or if you have £££ to spend.
Most colleges will run a plumbing course some will be day-release, block or evening. The NVQ Level 2 will take you approx 2 years and this can be done at college full-time but Level 3 has to be done with work based assessments and can take up to another 2 years.
The problem is some colleges will say do the full-time course with them and then try and find an employer, I would say youre better off to find an employer and do the course on a day release basis as you then get work experience and not working in a controlled environment.
On the Level 3 course you then start the gas training. You cant start any gas training either without the Level 2 & 3 training or if you have £££ to spend.
I visited this fourm quite a few times when looking for help on some plumbing stuff, there are lots of people on there looking for info on how to become a plumber or gas engineer
http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk
the geenral concencsus from the pros seems to be (although they may be biased) that the market is flooded with plumbers and its hard enough for an experienced person to get jobs
the other issue seems to be there are no real jobs for apprentices at the moment.
http://www.ukplumbersforums.co.uk
the geenral concencsus from the pros seems to be (although they may be biased) that the market is flooded with plumbers and its hard enough for an experienced person to get jobs
the other issue seems to be there are no real jobs for apprentices at the moment.
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