change of career need advise please (all welcome)

[hilly]

hi all i am thinking of a career change, all my family are trade, plasterer, bricky,sparkies etc (no plumbers tho) i did the whole uni thing but am not happy in my job was thinking of training to become a proff pumber does anyone have any advice about

a)-what qualifications do i need
b)-best way to become qualified (in order to start earning self employed/become employable)
c)-start wage & upper limit
d)-is there a high demand for plumbers (or is this a myth)

thanks in advance to all

[justlead1]

Advise on proposed career change. Joining pipes together is far for difficult but knowing why and where is the hard part. Before embarking on this venture invest say £60-00 on books that will lay out the scoop and technical knowledge required to become a GOOD plumber. If your degree is related to the sciences it will help. G Blower has written plumbing book Hall is another that deals with design, also the institute of plumbing publish a design guide which is a must in forming a decision as to your future. You will talk with plumbers who will say don't bother with all that stuff. They are also the ones who are unemployed first in a down turn. If you decide to go for it the next step would be a college course to learn the basics, coupled with work experience supplied by family work mates by the sound of it. Understanding the structure of buildings, taking up flooring,making good, cleaning up, communication skills, customer service,etc. Then whether you go into the domestic market, bath rooms etc (they get very boring after the first 20) or industrial/commercial labour market. I would recommend have ago at both and enjoy the experiance. As to money, If you sell your self to high in the first year you will fail. After all you done 3 years for nothing getting a degree. Once up to a workman like standard you can expect anthing from 3 to 15 hundred a week dependant on knowledge and speed. There is a demand for GOOD plumbers but not those who want to become millionaires over night.
Good luck

The course supplers are lying when they say there is a big shortage of plumbers, as there acually is a shortage of work within all of the building trade at the mo.

You can succeed if you are prepared to work for yourself.

Good luck.