After such a battering from this thread i give up with narrow minded people not willing to give positive helpful posts!! Any non members reading these posts like i was dont bother signing up and asking for newbie help you wont get it. everyone on this thread were born plumbers and never asked...
Hii all,
Wondered if you could help me, Im interested in becoming a plumber but i dont have time this year to go college during the day. So would it be worth doing the 6129 level 2 course at night school then do a different level 3 course?
Many thanks
James
Hey everyone, just curious. Recently passed my Level 2 plumbing and want to become gas registered. Been looking into the NVQ3 but this is 1 day a week for 9months and quite expensive. Alternatively I'm considering obtaining my wras, unvented and gas to become qualified as this takes less time...
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hi all
have started a course with olci good written material but looking at video and other resources to learn faster about purging, tightness testing etc etc have used youtube videos which ar egood , would appreciate any other learning resources video demos etc any tips appreciated
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Hi all,
I'd like to be a Plumber and have considered the courses available. I have some basic experience but no certification.
I'd love to get into the trade and completely understand that experience is everything. Any ideas for a good route to take?
Hi guys,
I think for somebody like me (new to the trade) this website is a great help. I was google-ing all over to find information about courses and qualifications:
hi,
I have spent 3 years in college doing Plumbing level 1,2 and level 3 in gas i havent finished level 3 in gas i got 2 months leaft, but now ive realized thise courses were almost useless as i can not get a job or become gas safe because they are just some city and guild courses not NVQs...
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Hi I am new here, my name is Paul, im 34, from Croydon. My uncle was a plumber at a hospital in south London and I have been thinking about getting into plumbing myself to follow in his footsteps since he passed away a few years back.
Don't want to get in too much debt in the process...
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Hi everyone
I am looking at training to become a plumber and have found a course that looks and sounds really good. The course is the City and Guilds level 2 NVQ 6189-11 Plumbing and Heating and the company is New Career Skills.
You can take 18 months to complete the course, studying at...
HI
I have been a plumber for the last 2 years and really enjoying it however I would really like to study for my gas qualifications and go on the Gas safe register. However I do not know where to start, there are plenty of companies keen to take my money but I really want to do a course where...
Hi i'm already a gas engineer but i'm interested in getting qualifyed for working on oil appliances as well. I've had a look on the net and a search on here but struggling to figure out what needs to be done for Oftec registration, most places seem to be offering training for it in the form of...
Hi there my names Jonathan i live and work in Birmingham and i'm currently a Financial Advisor. I have been in that role for 3yrs and feel it what a huge mistake as i wanted to become a plumber / Heating Engineer back then and was talked out of it by friends and family. I have now decided that i...
Hello, new to to the forum... I am considering doing a Plumbing course with new career skills. The course lasts for 18-24 months and costs about 6k. You spend a total of 5 one week blocks in the workshop combined with home learning (theory) and at the end walk away with BPEC water supply reg...
Hey guys.
I first went to college hoping to become a welder but that went t+ts up and i couldnt find an apprenticeship for s**t so i worked here and there for a while but now i want to become a plumber, are there any courses i could take without waiting for college?
What are the options for...
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hi, i wonder if any1 can help me please, i have just finished my city and guilds plumbing course level 2 and id like to know how to become gas safe registered? id appreciate it if somebody could point me to right direction, thank you much appreciated
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Hi my name is Nathan Latter i live in Colchester, Essex and i am looking to for experience within the plumbing trade. I have recently passed my City and Guilds Plumbing course at the colchester institute.
I am looking to become a Full or Part time plumbers apprentice to gain experience or to...
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Hi,
After 4 and half years working for a plumbing firm, I got redundant 8 months ago and since then I've been out of luck trying to get into another plumbing firm. I now want to become self employed. I need to know how to get started, Should I go to my bank to see If I can get a business loan...
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Can anyone give me a step by step guide on how to become gas safe registered, including what course to go on and how to register, please?
Thanks in advance.
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Hi
My names Jay and am 20 years of age from the UK. I have been Jobless for a while now, due to the recission etc.
But after a long hard think, I want to be a Plumber. But the catch is, I am going to pay for a Plumming course, which will be quicker and I will be taught more one on one...
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Hi Guys,
Got called out today to an office with a "dripping tap" it had been dripping for about 2 years before i came to it, i changed the washers (its a mixer tap on a kitchen sink, not 1/4 turn) did not help. so i re-seated the hot and cold sides, that didnt fix the drip either, i reseated...
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