27 year old female looking for apprenticeship

[Cath88]

hi my name is Catherine i live in wales and is currently doing my city & guilds level 2 in collage after 11 years in my current job i need a change for a more hands on job,
i am looking for somebody kind enough to take me on so i can do my nvq level 2 and gain on site experience, i have passed all my health and safety with distinction and regard myself as a very fast learner.

I have recently bought 99% of the tools i need to get going and also hold a clean driving licence, i know that in recent days its not as easy to get an opportunity for an apprenticeship but hopefully some one is willing to take a chance so i can show my ability to excel and develop within the trade

thanks for reading

cath

 

[jtsplumbing]

Hi Cath, well done for giving it ago , what was your last job ? you have picked something very difficult to get an apprenticeship in, there are no end of people trying for the same thing, and completion is fierce, What are you aiming to do ? Plumbing only ? gas work ? installation or repair work ? Have you approached any of the Boiler manufactures about working for them, training as a service engineer, Whatever you choose best of luck in your new career

 

[Unregistered]

I'm working in morrisons at the mo but need to challenge myself , hence the plumbing .
I don't really mind which sector of the trade I go down as eventually I want to be able to do the majority of it ...at the moment I have been concerntraiting on general plumbing and heating within my search .
I have also been lucky that family members have asked me to do little things like fix taps , install an outside tap and I have replaced a few isolation valves in my home so im fairly confident in ability to settle down and get where I need to get.

Thanks for the reply
Cath

 

[rpm]

Welcome to the forum Cath and good luck in your quest.

 

[jtsplumbing]

just remember that depending on what you decide to do some parts of the job can be physically challenging , lifting boilers & radiators being just two, in a lot of installation work it requires moving furniture etc. also to work in the plumbing trade requires a reasonable knowledge of other trades, working in allsorts of poor conditions is another part to consider , reading your first thread are you hoping to get into doing just new build work ? Not trying to put you off doing Plumbing ! but its not a glamour's job by any means, and nothing like doing the odd job for friends, doing new build no one has got the time to spend with you that you would need, Better to find a local Plumber that covers a range of work, you need to start learning the basic skills first, what you get shown in the classroom is nothing like what happens in the outside, very easy to destroy someone's property.

 

[Stanios]

Hi Cath!
You have an immense road ahead and you gotta make things as easy for yourself as you can.If I were you I would approach this from a slightly different angle..

I know few plumbers who employ an "office" person who deals with customers calls, emails some I know even go price up jobs and organise things. You could get yourself with a small firm and work from home or their office under this arrangement. Once they are interested in what you have to offer you can pursue your agenda by enrolling on a course, shadowing engineers etc. Here you have best of both worlds, pricing and dealing with customers is half of plumber's job already. By the time you are finished with your course you should be good to go.

This maybe sounds crazy to you but its just an examaple, think outside the box, there are lots of ways to get there!

 

[Cath88]

thanks for the advice , im not bothered about the lifting as i can lift as much as most males lol and as for the glamour that's just not me , i love to be in the thick of it , plus i love to be thrown in at the deep end because sometimes that's the best way to learn.

thanks
cath

 

[rpm]

Cath reminds me of Toggles, anyone know if she is still around?

 

[Masood]

Welcome to the forum and good luck Catherine.

 

[lame plumber]

typical bunch of blokes comments.You never know she might be 6 foot and put most of you to shame in the muscle front, good on yer girl, give it a go, there is plenty of folk out there who would rather have a woman working for them than some scruffy bloke