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Colin

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28th Oct 07 at 23:10

For a technical job (maintenance or production) you get paid around 45-50k a year, 2 weeks on 3 weeks off (or 2-2 /2-4 Shell) good pay & loads of time off

ShEp

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28th Oct 07 at 23:15

whats the pay like on the trainee program tho?

it says £300 a month,

swedge

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Location: Hawick,scotland drives: 1.4 sri corsa
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28th Oct 07 at 23:16

sounds even better now lol, well it says the recruitment for the course starts in February and the course starts in September so im gonna dig out my exam results and have a look see.

do you know if i can request copies of my exam result from the SQA as i dont think i have my certificates

swedge

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28th Oct 07 at 23:17

quote:
Originally posted by ShEp
whats the pay like on the trainee program tho?

it says £300 a month,

FROM WEBSITE
"During the initial 18-month phase, apprentices study full time at one of the industry-appointed colleges in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Middlesborough. Trainees receive a monthly allowance of about £310 in addition to daily travel costs. For those who have to live away from home, accommodation - including meals - is provided, plus the cost of six return trips to home per year."

thats how much you get for when your at college, but you get free accomodation and you can always get a part-time job

ShEp

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28th Oct 07 at 23:19

i couldnt do that again

been through the skint apprentice years already

think ill stick to original plan and get the RGIT

swedge

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28th Oct 07 at 23:22

i think im gonna do the course and get a part time job aswell so it wont be that bad

just wont be on the piss again (for 18 months anyway) lol

Colin

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28th Oct 07 at 23:22

I get about 550 a month including travel/food allowances. pffft its only for 18 months then im on ok money.

swedge

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28th Oct 07 at 23:23

how come you get that and the site says £300???

Colin

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28th Oct 07 at 23:26

quote:
Originally posted by swedge
how come you get that and the site says £300???

320 grant (pay to yo u& me)
200 food allowance
30 travel

All subject to no Tax or NI contributions.

Trust me its easy to manage on that a month, Im running a car & paying a mortgage every month & still manage to go out now & then

I'd recommend it to anyone.

Colin

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28th Oct 07 at 23:27

I get accomodation (Flat shared with 5 other blokes in center of Edinburgh) but I choose to commute every day from home.

Jamie

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29th Oct 07 at 22:05

So many companies frown upon applicants that just get an RGIT and expect to go offshore for £30k+

Tom

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29th Oct 07 at 22:41

What kind of qualities do you have to have to be considered and do you need any other engineering/similar experience?

How did you get into it Col? Do you have to be scottish also

swedge

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29th Oct 07 at 22:54

quote:
Originally posted by Tom
What kind of qualities do you have to have to be considered and do you need any other engineering/similar experience?

How did you get into it Col? Do you have to be scottish also

http://www.opito.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=96

have a read through that

taty

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29th Oct 07 at 23:00

i was looking in to working on the rigs about a year ago
and i got told that even if you had all the qualifications you wouldn't get a job unless someone who was already on the rig recommended you

Colin

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29th Oct 07 at 23:24

quote:
Originally posted by Tom
What kind of qualities do you have to have to be considered and do you need any other engineering/similar experience?

How did you get into it Col? Do you have to be scottish also

I had 4yrs working in a lab & an HNC in Electrical Engineering when I applied, passed an aptitude test, interview then got offered a position the next day.

You dont have to be Scottish ive got a Flat share with 3 Boro boys

ShEp

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29th Oct 07 at 23:52

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie
So many companies frown upon applicants that just get an RGIT and expect to go offshore for £30k+

thats why i did a mechanical apprentiship, 3 1/2 years in a garage and 1 year in engineering,

did you think i walked out of school and decided to get an RGIT then go work

doesnt happen like that, my dads been in the buisness for 25years

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30th Oct 07 at 08:41

What the hell do you expect to do if you just get an RGIT course?

Thats only a survival course... not a training in doing a job

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30th Oct 07 at 08:48

PS... I dont work on bloody oil rigs !!!

Been on a few though. Norway, Malaysia, Gulf of Mexico... just for visits/stop overs on helicopters etc.

I work in the oil industry though...

5years at Uni, 6 years working....

60k + bonuses + pention

I do a longer trips away from home, and less routine...

For example i didnt do much at the start of the year, but will only have around 3.5 weeks off from start of august into 2008. 3.5 weeks off out of 5 months. Working 7 days a week, 12-15hrs a day. The older you get the more sick of it you get. I cant see myself doing this for ever but the money is nice.
I do on average 180 days away a year, been as high as 220 working + hols one year.

I dont pay tax either. Well i do, but i get it back

starkie

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30th Oct 07 at 10:07

another route if mech or electrically trained is companies like varco who install systems to rigs we have lost about 7 folk to them

Mertin

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30th Oct 07 at 11:44

Im in the same boat as Colin, I finish in February and im with ECITB

You get the same qualification and the pay is more or less the same, I get £360 a month to pay for everything and im in accomodation with a landlady rather than a shared flat - get meals and everything cooked for you!

First year after your 18months is around 15-16k then second year is slightly more. After you have been offshore 2 years and completed your level 3 NVQ in whatever your doing (process, mechanical, electrical) your on wages round about 40 - 50k

Jamie

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30th Oct 07 at 12:20

quote:
Originally posted by ShEp

quote:
Originally posted by Jamie
So many companies frown upon applicants that just get an RGIT and expect to go offshore for £30k+

thats why i did a mechanical apprentiship, 3 1/2 years in a garage and 1 year in engineering,

did you think i walked out of school and decided to get an RGIT then go work

doesnt happen like that, my dads been in the buisness for 25years

You'd be suprised the amount of folk think thats all you need to get a job offshore.

I was simply pointing that out.

ShEp

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30th Oct 07 at 16:01

i know, my mate works in a fish factory, and saved money for an rgit,

he hopes to get off shore with just an rgit and nothing else

thats like tunrning up at an office and saying you can get there but you cant do anything

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30th Oct 07 at 16:04

it is a start, but you cant expect to be doing anything more than a steward or basic work.

ShEp

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30th Oct 07 at 16:19

what can i expect to do from your expierience AK?

3 years in a garage and 1 year in an engineering firm, rgit soon once ive got rid of the car

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30th Oct 07 at 16:19

thats where i am just now

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