Education plumbing..... where to start....

hi there guys,

i am currently at 6th form college in my second year but i only like and turn up to art so im leaving and im continuing art with adult ed in the evenings. and im wanting to train to become a plumber. but i have no idea where to start i have looked on google and found quite a few sites saying not to go with one of the fast track courses. so im just looking for some guidance as to how to get started with this.

so any plumbers out there??

thanks in advance any help

josh payne

 

Might be worth getting trained by your local council. They're always on the lookout for new people to train. They'll pay for vocational training where you'll earn some money while still learning, and you'll have a job straight after finishing. You're only obliged to do 2 years (IIRC), before you can quit, and start a business or whatever.

Note, this is how it works with Darlington Borough council, but YMMV. Did my work experience as a plumber/gas fitter. Got my central heating and electrical problems all sorted out in my house thanks to free advice, expertise and parts .

 

Apprenticeship?

 

thanks for the info capnPedro.

ramble yer im going to look into it aswell.

josh

 

Just remember before you commit yourself to this career path that part of the job as a plumber is clearing blocked toilets.
Its bad enough clearing your own, at least that's your responsibility but to have to unbung someone else's u-bend when you've got god knows what blocking it - your a braver man than I am if you want to have that as part of your C.V.

 

True, but because most people think that way, he'll always be guaranteed a job with it: nobody else wants to do it!

Same reason it's a good time to go into carpentry or mechanics: there's a shortage.

Incidentally: your surname is Payne, so it doesn't really matter what problems life presents you with as long as you carry a pair of Berettas around with you all the time.

 

lol!!!

but yer no i dont really care its only a small part of the job.

 

Just do a PHD already. It should be the ambition of everyone with the surname Payne to become a Dr.

 

That would be awesome!

 

ha yer like im intelligent enough to be a dr! lol you must be having a laugh

 

Actually I used to be a "Drain Surgeon" and the type of work can vary quite a bit. Service work gets you lots of variety and the occasional nasty job. New construction has less surprises and no sewage, but it got boring fast for me (& it's all about speed not quality).

One day I was working at a house and got talking with the owner who was a lab-tech at the hospital. I joked that we both dealt with the occasional stool sample but the difference was I had thicker rubber gloves and was pushing it away with a plunger rather than examining the contents up close with a scalpel.

P.S. IMHO apprenticeship is the way to go. (but I have no idea of what the options are where you are)

 

Apprenticeship or vocational course via college. Almost followed that route myself.

 

yer im thinking apprenticeship would be best for me. but i have no idea how to go about getting one....

 

http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/wanttobecomeanapprentice/

EDIT: Go find your lcoal Connexions or Job Centre, they're free and will be more than happy to help.

 

awesome! thanks ill go in sometime this week maybe thursday. i know where my local connexions and job centre is so that would be cool.

 

well guys i have my last day as a day student at college tomorrow Very Happy

i went in to connexions today and i am now registered on www.apprenticeships-in-sussex.com, and they also told me to have a look at what british gas have to offer i dunno whether to or not though what you guys think??

josh

 

In Canada I did my plumbing & gas-fitting at the same time. Can you do the same there?