gus

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right



while work is slack in the scaffolding game im thinking about going and learning another trade


the 2 that appeal are electrician and plumber


would i be able to learn either of these at colledge and walk away fully qualified or would i need to be a apprentice, do it in a hands on affair over x amount of months



whats a top earner and a ploders wage for each of these


thanks in advance


gus

steviecossie

i think you can enrol on a full time college course
that will get you the qualification,

think it will be a 2 year courses tho

steviecossie

If you phone or nip into your local college they
will give you a prospectus of all the courses
they run.

good luck

gus

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is it really



full time student, does that mean i can go back to going down the pub every day



wahoo

gus

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anyone know online save me going out in the cold

steviecossie

best bet would be to try and phone the college to
see what course suits you, a lot of colleges do diffrent courses.

when i did my apprenticeship i went to college 1 day
a week on a day release basis from my company and that took
4 yr to get an HNC/D

Katie

If you know any local colleges they'll usually have a website ending in .ac.uk this is also used for universities though so make sure you don't try and look for Bristol college and type in bristol.ac.uk as you'll get the Uni.

Alternatively, google it.

gus

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just spoke to the old man he seems to think he has seen that you can become a corgi registered gas fitter in 70 days





this definatly dont sound right to me

steviecossie

dnt kno if thats right mate

where did he hear that?

gus

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god knows, i think he is going senile

John Laverick

Work slack in the scaffolding game!!

Business is booming...construction/power generation etc... Must be loads of work available?

gus

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john it always goes quiet before the tax year, then everyone (councils / contractors) gets their new budgets



we do have a big contract for network rail, just waiting for the jobs to start

i can work for other firms but they dont pay the same money that i am earning (even when quiet)

must courses im finding are a year long, can do week courses but they are all for experienced people

steviecossie

if you can afford to do the years course and
thats what you want to do then go for it mate,

you could get a part time job to see you thru the year

gus

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will have to sit down and work it outas it would seriously eat into me savings specially with her spending habits

steviecossie

could you not go to college and do the scaffolding
on the side?

rssteve

you might be able to get qualified to do domestic electrics in a few months but you certainly aint going to be able to do a good job with it. Trades like this need a few years of training and you still need hands on experience for a few years to get any good at it. Good luck tho.

gus

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with the work we have and also the way we work (price) its not ideal to leave the job for one day


especially as i seem to be running these jobs now



might have to see if there is anything else i can then, dont want a change in career just another string to me bow

RsDarren

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Hi Gus,

My friend has begun a college course to become an electrician which he does around his job, he has to find 3 half day's a week from work. He does work shifts so it is slightly easier for him to find the time.

His course gives him technical and physical training (in the books and on the tools!!) at the college. It will take him 4 years to get a full qualification as an electricain. But the lecturers have told all the students that getting a job with a electrical company for the rest of the week would help there development, BUT it is not nessecary.

But if i'm honest i've been a spark for 8 years and in my short experience you'll go to college for 4 years, have to achieve a lot of qualifications during your time there (possibily the most out of any trade you will see on site!!). Yet when it all comes down to it there are a lot of other trades that will earn a lot more money having a lot less qualifications?? I'm not saying that they aren't skilled or talented because i have a lot of respect for all trades in the building industry, it's just the way!!

But (i'm nearly done now!! ha ha) I've got to say i have and still do love doing what i'm doing And i'm glad that i chose to be an electrcian

Black_RS

^^^ What an excellent, balanced and un-biased reply!

gus

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cheers for that very helpfull

I've got to say i have and still do love doing what i'm doing And i'm glad that i chose to be an electrcian



thats the main thing thou,not really interested in any of the other trades



enjoying what your doing is the hard bit

RsDarren

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No problems happy to help!!