What is the point!

[tamz]

you old boys moan about how much you was on back in the days. but look how much stuff has gone up, minimum london living wage is now £8PH

I bet car insurance wasnt 2400 a month

£28800/yr!!! What are you driving? a Lambo.

If you put it in perspective things are not much different.
18 year old 2nd year apprentice 1976, wages around 40p/hr, insurance for a capri £230??odds. The graded apprentice rate today of £6.43 would make that about £3700 to insure it. I managed because i worked 12+ hr days and 7 days a week.
Petrol was 46p/gallon and **** were 23p for 10 bensons. Beer was about 40p a pint.
Compare that with todays wages and petrol is much the same, **** are half price and the beer is double!!

I dont think companys like if you already have a level 2-3 if your under 21 as they dont get funding. There are apprenticeships out there you just got to find them.

Companies don't particularly like you having a level 2 or 3 as that is not the way it is done. Someone really needs to point out to those leading youngsters down a blind alley that with trades you need to get the job before you get the qual. A (S)NVQ is not like an O level.
Btw the funding wouldn't pay for your bacon rolls. It is not an issue.

Times are hard and there is little demand for new starts but there are a few places for the (un)lucky.

 

[fogarty]

Daily Star last week ; shortage of all tradesmen, most of all plumbers. Not an advertisement Came from a professional body . Obviously not talked to any plumbers before they printed id it.

 

[tamz]

The Star. One step up from the Daily Sport in reliable journalism!

 

[fogarty]

Dont let a good story get in the way of the truth.

 

[TheRedBaron]

Jack it in, why bother. Get into something else its too hard.

more work for me...Haha

Is that supposed to be helpful??????

 

[aligorgon]

At 28 I jacked my office job and went labouring on the building sites for agency, surprising making more money due to long hrs, got talking to the plumbers/pipefitters on site and after a few months got myself an interview as a apprentice... I had to wait another 5mths for a start but it eventully came. They put me through levels 2 & 3 and all my gas quals.

Stay positive, try some of the big companies websites they are sometimes seeking apprentices eg balfour beatty, mitie, norland, carillion, you can subscribe to their job mailing lists.
Try some of the local commercial companies who are more likely to take on apprentices to help their installers. You may start out cuting thousands of peices of unistrut and screwed rod but its all part of the process.

 

[Plumb08]

I hope you find something soon mate,

I myself am trying to get an apprenticeship in plumbing, if we want it enough we will get it!

 

[msmoorad]

Is that supposed to be helpful??????

im from South Africa & was looking at the UK Gumtree site
i see lots of jobs for plumbers etc-both permanent & temp/contract.
dont know if theres any jobs in your area but i think its worth checking out, if u have not done so already.


wish u all the best.

im self employed- which is not saying much
and i collect & sort scrap metal in addition to plumbing.
also use my van to move stuff for people etc
whatever i can find to earn money...........

 

[sheff paul]

Ive been in and out of work in the past few years,been in the game 25 years,and my mum says I am the best plumber in the world,cause I changed a mid position valve for her this morning,next week she will be calling me a t*** again.

 

[msmoorad]

thats life

same with me- i do something at home - everyones happy
then, when im busy & getting jobs but my mom wants something done at home-which im unable to do due to being too busy, im useless etc