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16-11-2008
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I am confused. Beginning plumbing training.
Hello All,
I just enrolled in the City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate (6129) (8 week course), ACS gas and Domestic Electrical Installer incl. Part P. I was trying to find out once I finish the following course work will I have a good chance of being employed in the plumbing industry or should I change up my course work. I was told if I take the ACE Gas course I really would not need to do the NVQ. Is this true? |
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17-11-2008
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Re: I am confused. Beginning plumbing training.
Hi mate,
I can only go by my own qualifications. I finished my C+G 6129 and NVQ 2 back in May and no-one will touch me. It took me 18-months to complete and I'm still classed as have done a fast track course which is something companies don;t want to know about. Of course there is also the slow down in the industry. All these house building comapnies that have shut down or slowed down have layed off plumbers who are now either working for their selves or applying for the few jobs that are out there. I can only hope for you the Gas qualification will help you. Good luck with it all mate. |
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18-11-2008
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Re: I am confused. Beginning plumbing training.
Thanks Tosh,
I was speaking with a counselor today are Career Advise and they advised me that I would need to go through the NVQ in order to do and thing with gas. So it looks like I need to amend my course. I did not realise that this course was so looked down upon. I have already committed my money. I just hope someone allows me the opportunity to prove that I am a fast learner and a handworker. I am from American and we don't have to go through this type of training. If you go thought a course, then you work on a job site for a few years to gain my knowledge. I never knew it would be so different here. Are you currently working now in the industry? |
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19-11-2008
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Re: I am confused. Beginning plumbing training.
we have said it for ages on this board that plumbers dont want to touch newly qualified, straight out of training especially if they only have a 6129, why should they? if they have a choice they will go for somebody with experieince, theres so many with 6129's now that are newly qualified you are in the pot with 1,000s of others. dont listen to people charging 4k+ that the jobs are there they are not
learn4skills advert is misleading IMO |
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