thinking of retraining

[RobRuss]

hey lads, am 26 unemployed, thinking about a trade. live in northants any suggestions? cheers Rob.

 

[Spudnik]

Hello RobRuss, welcome aboard. Enjoy the forum.

 

[RobRuss]

cheers mate, bit outta my depth here, just thinking i need some sort of skill or trade. Have been doing a bit of property maintenance but am thinking i need a skill for a bit of long term security.

 

[sima24]

hi, i only started in the electrical trade about 4 years ago and love it. if decode to train avoid these "become an electrician in 4/6/8/10 weeks" or distance learning.

 

[RobRuss]

what did you do? what courses? thanks for replying mate!

 

[Welchyboy]

Become a heating engineer!

Best paid trade

 

[RobRuss]

is that right? keeping an open mind at the moemnt, have asked on various forums. family have said they will help me out with any fees etc.

my dad says a career as a sparks will always keep you in work.

 

[RobRuss]

any ideas oon best courses please? know i am late for this year but thinking abbout spring or mext september

 

[MarkieSparkie]

Hi Rob, welcome to the forum.

 

[PJK]

Welcome

 

[Sintra]

Hi & welcome.

 

[loop3]

Hello mate. What do you feel you do well? Hands on type of person? Tools? Good at maths? Good people skills? Where do you excel? Or what are you best at? How much time and money do you have to invest in your future?? Just a couple of questions mate. More I know, better I can help. Been there.

 

[brucelee]

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

[Geordie Spark]

any ideas oon best courses please? know i am late for this year but thinking abbout spring or mext september

Plastering and tiling I think is a good bet.

The sparking trade is tied hand & foot with ridiculous rules & regulations and requirements to join scams that are only interested in taking your hard-earned from you.

In order to comply with the rules regs & scams, you have to charge your customer more money than they are prepared to pay, and this results in you losing the work to "Tommy from the pub who knows about electric". The same can be said about Gas Work too. Both of these trades are now knackered.

You'll find more folk wanting their walls & ceilings skimmed & their kitchens & bathrooms tiled than you'll find folk wanting to pay you to rewire or install heating in their houses.

That's just my view as a happily retired spark & heating engineer.

 

[Amp David]

Plumber, good luck, Welcome to the forum