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The bottom line is that plumbing is starting to become saturated in the Uk. There is no shortage of plumbers, infact the opposite, too many. We are also on the brink of a recession and many large building firms have ceased their new builds which means all the plumbers who were working on new builds are now back in the domestic market. Before parting with your money to go on these courses I would think very carefully. The qualifications you gain are useless and will NOT get you a job. Larger firms will always take aprentices from college, and even the young lads at college dont always find work. You would be better off writing to plumber in your area and trying to get experience that way, but the likehood is that none will take you on. Would you rather shell out 5k only to find theres no work? or would you rather do your homework first and save your money?? At your local training centre look at how many people there are who live in your area, look at how many adverts are in the local rag and yellow pages etc. Think about how many training centres and colleges there are in the UK and the number of people all attending them,the numbers just dont add up. Do you really think you can make money starting out on your own after only a few weeks pipe bending?? The people at the training centres will tell you there is loads of work, but they are just after your money. I get loads of letters every month begging to work with me for free, but I cant afford to help them. The only people who benefit from these courses are the people who went to them when there was a genuine shortage of plumbers (2000-2004) if your thinking about doing it now then your just wasting your time and money. I urge you to think about it and do some research of your own before you go, dont just listen to what the people at the training centre tell you. And if you still want to go ahead then all the luck in the world, but I think you are seriously kidding yourselves