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Agreed
thats not quite right though. but you are already trying to win the marathon before you even walk..Because you have to walk before you win marathon
That’s very true mate but I’m sure you will agree that in 99% of cases people are not adequately trained nor are they competent to be let loose on their own without support. It sounds like you have attacked this with a very mature head and have been pragmatic in your approach that you’re not instantly going to be making serious blucks, but rather you have focused on getting a good knowledge capital under your belt. Not trying to run before you can walk. I think practicality is a huge issue here as you’ve been lucky enough to have a sensible mentor that has obviously brought you along at a sensible pace whereas in the real world unfortunately people are too busy to train properly. It’s sad but it’s true.Success story right here! Been qualified 2 years with no previous experience! Skills now valued enough to have an apprentice with company!
I did my quals with Birmingham metropolitan. My dad was my "mentor", he strongly advised against the training centre. I paid 2700 for fires cookers meters boilers and CPA. The course was 10 months. It was good, think that was largely down to the tutors, but far too much information to retain in a short period if time! In my opinion, having watched others that I went to class with, if the mentor and tutor are crap then there's very little chance of success!
It all comes down to the person learning being able to understand the responsibilities involved BEFORE opting for a career within the industry and finding a mentor that's happy to spend a little time to mould a future engineer!
10 months!!! Lot longer than 8 weeks, and then seems to think he is "quite good with gas".Success story right here! Been qualified 2 years with no previous experience! Skills now valued enough to have an apprentice with company!
I did my quals with Birmingham metropolitan. My dad was my "mentor", he strongly advised against the training centre. I paid 2700 for fires cookers meters boilers and CPA. The course was 10 months. It was good, think that was largely down to the tutors, but far too much information to retain in a short period if time! In my opinion, having watched others that I went to class with, if the mentor and tutor are crap then there's very little chance of success!
It all comes down to the person learning being able to understand the responsibilities involved BEFORE opting for a career within the industry and finding a mentor that's happy to spend a little time to mould a future engineer!
Wacky funny emails will help get you noticed for sure, I've used them in the past with various company's but never looking for a job etc.
Brave, glad it's worked for you.
Man this is all too familiar ..
I’m also a newbie who’s just become gas safe. However I struggled to do my portfolio at the time and as a mature student I used my age (37) and sheer determination to leave my feet in a few doors.
Eventually whilst working full time I managed to get experience with a company. Eight months later they took me on after I was qualified.
It couldn’t have worked out better! However it was not easy leaving an office job to go into a trade but it’s been a journey.
As for you mo you have to understand your limitations. It takes years to understand this trade. I’m a service engineer now for a gas company and it’s not easy!
Just wish you all the best
This post is spot on, I got lucky with my training, but starting on services is (as I did) is the only way to learn how to fix boilers.
Installing in my opinion is a different trade, I've installed a few and it's physical hard going, fixing boilers for the first 2 or 3 years is mentally hard going, either way it's not easy.
And that’s the thing. I’ve never installed on my own but with mates helping out etc. But I don’t have the confidence to yet.
However I have just done a manufacture gas training course on a particular boiler and it made me realise.. training training training !!
What sort manf course, I'm ex BG so think I know it all, maybe I should go on some manufacturers courses? Do they cover fault finding?
I used to go on in house BG courses, all they did was Socket n See and safe isolation, clearly just worried about if I electrocuted myself and my family tried to sue.
Tell me more about these manf course's?
Why are you disliking @ShaunCorbs thread and then thank him for his advise ? Don’t really get your point ... he is a qualified and experienced engineer and he knows surely more than you what’s required to be a good engineer.Thanks for your advice.
Just to add a few things here. I just passed my acs and I have seen with my own eyes mptha5 majority of the people were either cab drivers or from offices. Do not get me wrong but 99% of those people had literally no clue what they were doing. Theorie they maybe good and better than qualified and experienced plumbers but when it comes to practical, you won’t believe what people do in the assessments. There were 2 cab drivers and they really had a good brain for Theorie but when it came to practical assessments ... oh dear.And I m not asking for a job because I m not after your money, what I m looking is get some experience,
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