Career change Plumber vs electrician?

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25-09-2010, 11:57 PM

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yep im living on benifits.

i hate the fact everyone earns more than me.

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26-09-2010, 10:29 PM

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Thought about sticking more to engineering?

We have had a few ex forces service engineers at our place. Servicing, repairing and comissioning saftey equipement for the marine environment.

Is there nothing you could find more service work orientated? I know I'd find sparking pretty boring.

I definately would like to stick to engineering but wouldn't know where to start. I don't know where the jobs are or who needs engineers.
Any advice would be great.
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26-09-2010, 10:38 PM

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dont be a sparky my mate`s 1 and he`s bent as fuck...his name`s dan btw....

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26-09-2010, 11:24 PM

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I would say go for a refrigeration/air conditioning qualification, and also try and get into the bms side of things, a lot of the commissioning side of things is laptop based nowadays.

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27-09-2010, 05:34 AM

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Nobody has mentioned it so far, but if you take the industrial spark route you won't get anywhere without your COMPEX cert these days.

I've been doing it for over 20 years now, job is constantly evolving. Working all over the country now commissioning control systems, no 2 jobs are ever the same.

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27-09-2010, 10:13 AM

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dont be a sparky my mate`s 1 and he`s bent as fuck...his name`s dan btw....

Lol cock! Im currently on the manor cant beat my job

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27-09-2010, 03:24 PM

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Both jobs if domestic are quite monotnos and boring tbh! and not very rewarding in the job satisfaction sense but can be where money is concerned.

Id say they are both on a par with each other, go with whatever you fancy the most!

im a oftec registerd plumber and don't think my job boring at all really ,do every thing from 10houses to fitting a tape washer, top end wetrooms and bathrooms and oil fired installations .job satisfaction all round for me

if you no any one in either trade go work with them for couple days see which you like

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27-09-2010, 06:01 PM

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I definately would like to stick to engineering but wouldn't know where to start. I don't know where the jobs are or who needs engineers.
Any advice would be great.
Cheers,
Muffster.

I can't remember who we used but get yourself on some agency's.

Just did a quick google and found a few:

http://www.forcesrecruitment.co.uk/

http://efrajobs.com/

http://www.force10recruitment.co.uk/

http://www.demobjob.co.uk/

http://www.civvyjobs.com/

I'm sure these will get you started.

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27-09-2010, 06:06 PM

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I definately would like to stick to engineering but wouldn't know where to start. I don't know where the jobs are or who needs engineers.
Any advice would be great.
Cheers,
Muffster.

I've not long got a job as an Electrical Engineer for Carnival UK. Working all over the world on cruise ships.

Apparently the merchant navy as a whole is crying out for leccies. Most companies will put you through a cadetship, where it is 6 periods, 3 at sea and 3 at college, then you're qualified.

Maersk, BP, Carnival, SSTG, Trinity House, Northern Line, OOCL. Even the RFA or Royal Navy could be a shout.

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27-09-2010, 06:10 PM

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We've just installed a system on a Carnival ship. Can't remember what vessel though.

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27-09-2010, 07:44 PM

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have you any pressure regs training ? i see you have used hydraulic etc .. you could always become a pressure vessel inspector .. i know a few and they love thier jobs .. also working for an insurance company your gonna get work ...
alot are ex navy hence asking ..
just to throw summit else into your thinking...