fazza
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Registered: 7th Feb 08
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these courses you see in the back of the paper IE - the sun.
they offer courses like tiling, plastering, plumbing.
anyone done one of these courses?
worth the money? qualifications worth having?
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
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Fella I know done the tiling course, taught him in a perfectly square room and when he went his first job he was stumped by the uneven walls and harder cuts than he was taught.
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fazza
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thing is i have city and guilds level 2 in electrical mainteneance but its in marine electrics.
i need to do some sort of addition so that i can work outside the marine environment and in domestic or commercial.
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DC90
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Registered: 14th Nov 07
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Am in college doing plumbing, worth having the qualification for sure, always money in these kind of trades. Theres always a friend of a friend who needs something done.
As for the courses in the paper, not sure if anybody I know has used so can't say if they are worth it, by what Jay said they aren't going to be too great:O
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Bonney
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IMO, there not really worth it. The best qualification is getting out on the sites and learning that way. The best plasterer i know was taught by someone on site, and didnt go to college
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Jake
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quote:
Originally posted by Bonney66
IMO, there not really worth it. The best qualification is getting out on the sites and learning that way. The best plasterer i know was taught by someone on site, and didnt go to college
Whilst that is true, i wouldnt be in the position i am now if it weren't for a college certificate
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MikeE
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they are for the people who think they can have ago, you need to do a proper apprentership to make it or do as Jake has done got a nvq2 in you'r trade and get in with a skilled bloke who can teach you new ways to do your trade and teach you tricks. College taught me very little the blokes on site taught me how to do my trade in a good but efficiant way.
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Russ
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plastering is fucking hard work. 
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fazza
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeE
they are for the people who think they can have ago, you need to do a proper apprentership to make it or do as Jake has done got a nvq2 in you'r trade and get in with a skilled bloke who can teach you new ways to do your trade and teach you tricks. College taught me very little the blokes on site taught me how to do my trade in a good but efficiant way.
sweet i did think this, i have level 2 at moment, will ring round few local sparky's and see what i can do 
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MikeE
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good luck mate just remember tools all add up, but try buy the best you can afford as if you buy cheap you buy twice.
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fazza
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cheers mike
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