Plumbing Work

[fuzzy]

Gee Guys I'm sick of hearing that there is lots of work out there and that the Government are going to create training to fill all the jobs we need.

If newbies don't believe me that there isn't the work out there you think there is try this:

Complete a CV with the quals you are going to gain (and are told will get you a job)
Send it to 100 plumbing companies and see what your return is like.

If I was going to pay lots of my own money out I'd rather do this that rely on rumour or misguided information before shelling out my own money.

 

[moony]

is right ^^^^^^^^^^^^ not much work out there at the moment for a newbie!

 

[fuzzy]

Why do some people not believe us though?

 

[dan22]

I suppose its were about you are from coz im not qual but my bro in law is n i help im out n were constantly gettin work big n small jobs

 

[yorkieplumber]

Stick with it fuzzy pardon the pun, when you start out it is not easy, but believe me once you get going and make a good job work will come your way, i remember starting on my own in 1982 boy was it tough, now there are not enough hours in the week, i dont advertise or have my name on the van but work keeps coming, stick at it do a good job and it will get easier.

Steve.

 

[yorkieplumber]

sorry fuzzy thought you were just starting out in the plumbing world.

 

[fuzzy]

no problem mate lol, ive been stuck in this blinkin world for 22 years, since 1989 when i left school. initially qualified as H&V C&G and advanced pipe welding (apprentice of the year, thought id drop that in!) with the exception of working in a factory welding for a bit ive been fitting plumb and heat systems all that time. i did do an NVQ in plumbing later to add to my quals, prob didnt need it coz already had all my gas since acops days but felt it added to my cv

 

[fuzzy]

point of my post was to give balance to the arguments for retraining i keep hearing. I am very very pro education, just that people paying out should know the facts, advice from some centres is not balanced and actually blames current plumbers for scaremongering!

 

[moony]

fuzzy you do a good job on here mate - and im sure most people who post are made aware when they come onto here that these tech certs arent going to get them what the providers promise - false advertising to say the least but probably more of a manipulation of old facts and figures to sell an out of date course now.