Davetrials Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 (edited) Has anybody done or is doing a plumbing apprenticeship, whats it like?, is it hard, whats the pay like, what do they teach u at college?Sorry about the last attempt i couldnt be arsed lol Edited January 25, 2006 by Davetrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneone Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Well what do you mean?Im a bench joinery apprentice its not plumbing but its still in the building trade. I get up go to work, do work like joiners do get given small jobs at first but then as you get better you get given more stuff to do. I do block relase to college(get payed still)If you want to be a plumber go for it best way to get into a trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Oh so I post shit topics.Try being a bit more specific you might start something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dai the Socket Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Oh so I post shit topics.Try being a bit more specific you might start somethingTeam Hardman for the Win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Yeah now ask my brother about plumbing if you wantone answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayneone Posted January 24, 2006 Report Share Posted January 24, 2006 Am i missing somthing here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petit_pablo Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Same as any other apprenticeship!work with a qualified person, go to college, learn the trade, make the money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Edited now, lost interest in my own post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducko Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) im doing an apprentiship for CNC machining i know its not plumbing but its a good chance to learn a trade and get payed to do it and if you pass you usually end up with a decent job Edited January 25, 2006 by craigdavies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 I'm doing a electrical installation apprenticeship same i know its not plumming but its a trade, basicly i'm doing 3 weeks at col then 3 weeks on site over and over again site is 8am start till half 4 and half 2 on a friday, and college is 9m till 5 and friday is 10 till half 3.Its alrite gets stressful sometimes when your working with dicks.As for the plumming side ask either The Subway(Adam) or Colly(mark).Richie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hardman Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) if you want to do plumbing go with a company called haden young, very good company and have a very good reputation. its who i am doing a heating and ventilation apprentischip with. but personally id do the H&V not plumbing you learn a lot more and you also do arc an gas welding. pay is pretty good as well, i get about £400 a week and i also get all my travel paid, london waiting and a bonus every week. it can be easy and it can be hard. complaeting the college work is too easy we done ours in the last couple of weeks. you will get all the shit jobs to start with, if you do as your told and dont give them shit you will get on fine (i learnt the hard way) and over time they will let you do your own work on your own. i have just qualified and im already installing a complete ahu plant room on my own EDIT: i have just noticed your from warrington, and i know haden young have an office in warrington to give them a call. Edited January 25, 2006 by Dan Hardman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Greenthumb Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 yeah the uk is short of plumbers isn't it?Would be a good trade to go into, thanks you've given me an idea now Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hardman Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 too many foreign "plumbers" that do jobs for peanuts now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modx-lite Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Yeah I read the other day apparently there's now a crazy amount of plumbers not needed? Everyone decided plumbers got payed shit loads after seeing the odd thing on TV bout how they were in demand, and now there's way too many. Well not at the minute, still a shortage now, but there are a few thousand more than needed in training, so in a couple of years there's bebig ass overkill... Apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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