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craigb78
Hi all,
My names Craig and I have just joined up to the forum with the hope of some help from you guys. I am 22 years old and I have been working in the Banking Industry but hated it. So I have left that job and gone to work for my step dad's company temporarily.
I am looking to get myself a career in the Plumbing Industry but don't know which route to go down? I have looked at plumbing courses where you do the theory side of it in the space of a few weeks, but this still does'nt give you the NVQ's for the practical side. So will this then make me anymore attractive to a potential employer as i still would'nt be signed off.
The other option then is to look for an Apprenticeship but I feel that at 22 I am abit old and any potential employer will be more interested in employing a 16 year old fresh out of school. Am i correct in thinking this or is it that some employees would rather a older apprentice?
Also is it only around the June, July, August months that Apprenticeships come out in time for some fresh faced 16 year old coming from school and college courses starting in september? Or is it that they are avaliable all year round?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Craig
My names Craig and I have just joined up to the forum with the hope of some help from you guys. I am 22 years old and I have been working in the Banking Industry but hated it. So I have left that job and gone to work for my step dad's company temporarily.
I am looking to get myself a career in the Plumbing Industry but don't know which route to go down? I have looked at plumbing courses where you do the theory side of it in the space of a few weeks, but this still does'nt give you the NVQ's for the practical side. So will this then make me anymore attractive to a potential employer as i still would'nt be signed off.
The other option then is to look for an Apprenticeship but I feel that at 22 I am abit old and any potential employer will be more interested in employing a 16 year old fresh out of school. Am i correct in thinking this or is it that some employees would rather a older apprentice?
Also is it only around the June, July, August months that Apprenticeships come out in time for some fresh faced 16 year old coming from school and college courses starting in september? Or is it that they are avaliable all year round?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks Craig