I need experience and willing to work for free

[atkinsonO]

hi there,
I’m retraining at present to become a plumber doing the NVQ level 2 then 3.
I have paid for the course myself and have been working my way through the theory side for 8 months now, as well as doing small jobs around my own house to gain experience, such as fitting and rearranging a new bathroom suite.
To cut a long story short I thought it would be allot easier than I have found to gain experience with a local plumber as a labourer. to the point where I am now willing to offer my manual labour to plumbers in the Stalybridge, (Greater Manchester) area in return for nothing more than their knowledge and experience.
I am 27, hard working, pleasant mannered and reliable.

many thanks for any replies
oliver

 

[newbie1]

its tough out there even offering free labour..i am doing acs gas and have contacted 35+ engineers offering free labour and only 2 replied and both negative..its hard to blve but the plumbers just want to do their job and go home as the liability insurance alone is a prob

 

[leesmith]

i'm doing btsc level 3 and probably just gonna hit a temping agency for site work after my training. i'll be a pretty slow plumber and get sent home early a few times but will hopefully get up to speed in the end. i reckon that's the only way to go seeing as nobody's taking on apprentices

 

[Jason.S]

Its the same across all the trades.

Even fully qualified and time served tradesmen are having trouble finding work.

Best thing is to keep trying. A couple of people over on the sprarkys forum have just landed jobs after a lot of effort.

Worth it in the end.