How much training necessary before being able to work?

[Old Account]

That's true what all ppl said in previous threads.

Do not be foolish and just take some private jobs and end up doing the same mistake as I did: thinking you are a plumber now because you know how to solder it's far more than that.

As mentioned before it's very important just to listen and copying there steps and if you've got any question do not feel ashamed to ask because everybody started somewhere.

Do not feel ashamed to do mistakes that's how you learn to gain experience is by doing mistakes. But you can avoid a lot of trouble just by watching and learning.
Everybody is in non stop learning progress as you cannot know everything.

You cannot buy experience so you best off to join a company who is willing to give there knowledge further. Do not take things for granted and be always focused so you will be a good engineer one day.

 

[Kerry_Dee]

How did you all get in to the business?

 

[plumben]

How did you all get in to the business?

Apprenticeship, got a job and started college best way to go

 

[Ray Stafford]

An apprenticeship is definitely best.

However, not everyone can go that way.

If you have to work whilst you train, and you can't get genuine plumbing work, try labouring for a demolition contractor. You would be amazed how much you learn about buildings when you are knocking them down, and how useful it can be in the future to know what's likely to be in the fabric of a particular type of building.

 

[cr0ft]

If it helps, by the end of the first year of their NVQ 2 the lads that work with me will be able to undertake small jobs like tap replacements, toilet repairs etc on their own. By the end of their second year they should be in the position where they can undertake full day jobs like changing an indirect hot water cylinder in a tricky airing cupboard on their own.

By the end of their NVQ 2 my aim is to have the lads in their own vans doing work for me. After a couple of years more experience I will get them on their NVQ 3. You can go straight from one to the other but in my opinion a lot of development happens in years 3 and 4 which makes the NVQ 3 easier.