Advice starting new career

[Paulus]

First year about £5K, second year doubled.

I wouldn't like to say who's best for insurance as quotes vary considerably depending on what other cover you want such as tools, accident etc.

 

[fuzzy]

No disrespect but croft has done ok
You do no need qualifications you need customers and tools and a van and some money in the bank before you even start looking at getting qualifications.
I do not know croft but I am pretty sure he would say the same

How do you suggest getting customers with the relevant skills? Surely we cannot advocate charging clients for skilled work by unskilled labour?

Is it wise t spend £1,000s on van tolls advertising etc without any skills or work?

 

[wiggy21]

Jimbob where are you with ur career now, av you managed to get into the plumbing industry doing the fast track. I dnt see any otherway into plumbing but dnt want to waste alot of money and still av no idea, I'd really like to go into fitting pv solar panels.

 

[fuzzy]

Jimbob where are you with ur career now, av you managed to get into the plumbing industry doing the fast track. I dnt see any otherway into plumbing but dnt want to waste alot of money and still av no idea, I'd really like to go into fitting pv solar panels.

youll need the C&G 2399 qual. to do that you need to be a plumber

why dont you try your local college?

have you read the posts on becoming a plumber on here?

 

[wiggy21]

Local college is full, And fitting Pv solar panels you just need to be mcs accredited for customers to receive the feed in tariff.

 

[wiggy21]

This is course iv been looking at, includes 10 week doing course the 8 week on placement to gain NVQ.

Level 2 qualifications attainable are:

• City & Guilds (6089) NVQ Level 2: Plumbing
• City & Guilds (6129) Plumbing Technical Certificate
• Key plumbing Principles
• Cold water Systems
• Central heating systems
• Above ground discharge systems
• Effective working relations
• System maintenance and de-commissioning
• Health & Safety
• Bathroom planning & system design
• Hot water systems
• Sheet lead work
• Environmental awareness
• Common plumbing processes
• IOSH Working safely

Level 3 qualifications attainable:

• BPEC (Level 3) Solar domestic Hot Water Heating Systems*
****o Introduction*
****o Solar collectors*
****o Hot water storage and key installation issues*
****o Preparing to install a solar heating system*
****o Plumbing layout and a design of solar*
****o Fitting solar collectors water heating systems*
****o Control & power requirements*
****o System commissioning and handover to client
• BPEC (Level 3) Energy efficiency – Part L of the building regulations (2005)
• BPEC (Level 3) Unvented hot water
• BPEC (Level 3) Water regulations

 

[northstar]

where is this course at ? any links thanks

 

[justlead1]

Why not look at areas within the trade that require less training and understanding. An E.G. being. Zinc roofing, which seems to have rocketed over the last few years leaving a vacuum of skilled people . Plenty of training available and at good rates. Within a year your up and running and earning a nice few quid.

 

[northstar]

is zinc exspensive ?

 

[wiggy21]

where is this course at ? any links thanks

Here mate

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