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I am currently 17 years old and will be turning 18 this october, I have obviously done my GCSE's, I have acheived 7 A-C grades and these include Maths and English which is essential for the majority of apprenticeships; I have also had a full eye colour test and have passed it and they confirmed...

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...

Hello im looking for an aprentiship if any body can help me just tell me on this thread i live near essex so near there would help thanks charlie

Hello im wondering if any one can help me i have just left school, and i might not be getting in to college and im looking for an aprentiship. if anybody reads this and they need an aprentice then tell me in this message, i live in essex so near there would be helpful. thanks charlie

Hello everyone my name is Dave, i am writing this whilst feeling very nevous. :confused: I finish my office job in 1 week and am starting a plumbing course with Met-UK in August. My obvious concern is getting a job at the end of the course. I live in Essex (originally from Sheffield) and was...

Hi all, Fitting a power shower on a bathroom i'm installing. Connected the surrey flange up and put in an anti gravity loop as it is above the cylinder but now i can not get any hot water up to the shower or even to the taps. When you run a tap it feels like there is no water getting through...

Has anyone any tips on whats involved in the water regs course. Can't figure out if it's worth doing now to get it done or leaving till i've got some experiance, possibly booking in in the next month or so. I believe that there's about 3weeks of reading for a one day course.

With the housing market slowing down and the threat of recession is there work in your area? What work do you do most of the time? we do bathroom and wet room installations including tiling and part P electrical in West Yorkshire and we are now fully booked up until the end of september

Hi everyone, I am looking at retraining and have seen a lot of the comments on here about 'training centres' and have also read other places that people take age in to account when taking people on. I'm 35 and looking at retraining and live in south west essex. Does anyone know of any...

hi my names jay i live in cheshire ive wanted to be a plumber for a long time now and im currently studying with Train for Trade Skills im really wondering what the qualifications gained on this course mean for my chances of getting work as a plumber? City & Guilds 6022-02 Copper Pipework...

Hi everybody, I'm a wall and floor tiler based in Heathfield, East Sussex and wondered if any of you guys are looking for a tiler to do your bathroom tiling. I work for a few plumbers who go in rip everything out and i go in and tile and the they refit. I work to a very high standard so any of...

Hello I'm currently in full time employment on a shift pattern, i'm interested in plumbing primarily for job security as i have nothing else to fall back on. I recently purchased NVQ 2&3 plumbing theory on the internet and have started studying it. I was going to go with OLCI home study you...

Hello all I am replacing a bath and shower that are independantly fed - the bath runs from the hot water cistern / cold water tank in loft. The shower is the same but via a high pressure pump. Here is my issue: the valve I have bought is one of those that has a single supply and you can...