Morning guys,
I’m looking for some advice on the best route for re-training as a plumber. I have tried finding what i'm looking for in the search but nothing I found was relatable to me. When I left school, I done an apprenticeship in Mechanical Maintenance working mostly on air conditioning units and in plant rooms working on plate heat exchangers, this also involved some plumbing, however I packed this in after I finished my apprenticeship. I’m 27 now and have been a Service Engineer for the last 7 years repairing drain cameras systems for the like of Wessex Water, Dyno Rod etc. I hold a City and Guilds 2800 in mechanical maintenance and a HNC in mechanical engineering.
I would be more than willing to start as an apprentice again but my biggest problem is I have a mortgage to pay for now and can’t afford to drop my 23k wage otherwise I won’t be able to cover my bills.
So I have 10 years’ experience working on the tools and like I said in my apprenticeship I did do some plumbing work (mainly fitting sinks and showers), but I’m definitely no expert in the plumbing field. Problem is I have always regretted packing in the plumbing as it’s something that I have always found enjoyable.
I have seen these 6 week training courses online to become qualified which to be honest I don’t really trust, I can’t believe that you can be fully confident after that short amount of time.
Do you guys think the best route for me is to go back to college in the evenings to get my plumbing NVQ and reach out to local plumbers to work for free to get experience and then hopefully be able to find employment? Or is anyone aware of any adult apprenticeship schemes that pay a bit more than the standard apprenticeship?
Any advice from the experts (you guys) would be much appreciated. Looking at other posts I will say that if you are going to post anything negative please don’t bother as it will just be ignored, I’m have come here for proper advice, not criticism.
Cheers!
I’m looking for some advice on the best route for re-training as a plumber. I have tried finding what i'm looking for in the search but nothing I found was relatable to me. When I left school, I done an apprenticeship in Mechanical Maintenance working mostly on air conditioning units and in plant rooms working on plate heat exchangers, this also involved some plumbing, however I packed this in after I finished my apprenticeship. I’m 27 now and have been a Service Engineer for the last 7 years repairing drain cameras systems for the like of Wessex Water, Dyno Rod etc. I hold a City and Guilds 2800 in mechanical maintenance and a HNC in mechanical engineering.
I would be more than willing to start as an apprentice again but my biggest problem is I have a mortgage to pay for now and can’t afford to drop my 23k wage otherwise I won’t be able to cover my bills.
So I have 10 years’ experience working on the tools and like I said in my apprenticeship I did do some plumbing work (mainly fitting sinks and showers), but I’m definitely no expert in the plumbing field. Problem is I have always regretted packing in the plumbing as it’s something that I have always found enjoyable.
I have seen these 6 week training courses online to become qualified which to be honest I don’t really trust, I can’t believe that you can be fully confident after that short amount of time.
Do you guys think the best route for me is to go back to college in the evenings to get my plumbing NVQ and reach out to local plumbers to work for free to get experience and then hopefully be able to find employment? Or is anyone aware of any adult apprenticeship schemes that pay a bit more than the standard apprenticeship?
Any advice from the experts (you guys) would be much appreciated. Looking at other posts I will say that if you are going to post anything negative please don’t bother as it will just be ignored, I’m have come here for proper advice, not criticism.
Cheers!
