Is 40 too old to become a plumber? -

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Join Date: Jun 2008

Location: lancashire

Posts: 25

markb hiya

You said you re-trained at 36 is this what you did before.

 

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Join Date: Jun 2008

Posts: 119

Hi dam,

I had done a number of things but imediately before re-training I was a project manager for a water company. I have found my project management and customer service / management skills invaluable.

Mark.

 

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Join Date: Oct 2008

Posts: 18

Thanks for your positive responses. I have looked at a couple of training places with NTPS in Hyde, Manchester coming out favourite so far. They seem to be genuine, unlike the BTSC set up.

 

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Join Date: Nov 2008

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i have enrolled with OLCI and start my training on Monday i,m 46 and would appreciate any tips to get me off with a good start.

 

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Join Date: Oct 2008

Posts: 550

what makes you pick plumbing over other trades ?

 

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Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: leeds

Posts: 326

Yeah plastering ...much cheaper and locksmithing too!!

 

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Join Date: Dec 2008

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after being finished in the pits after 30 yrs service i retrained as a brickie at the age of 45, now there isnt a brickies job available in the whole of the uk i have enrooled back at college on plumbing course at the age of 51 so will be 53 when gain c&g.as for 40 being too old , bear in mind you have at least another 25 yrs of work in front of you before you draw the meagre state pension . as for being "nuts"try shovelling coal off a 20" high coal face for dirt and grime and bumped heads.best of luck

 

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Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: South Shropshire

Posts: 515

Too old at 40? I hope not - I'm 46 and qualified last year. There's another 20 years (for you) until retirement. I tell my customers I'm new and some of them say I look and behave as if I've been doing the job for years. And I'm not that grey!!

Go for it!! And good luck.

 

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Join Date: May 2008

Posts: 22

why not!

 

hi, i have a mate who is 44, he is in his second year as an apprentice for one of nottinghams premier plumbing firms. robert prettie's.