sxi boy
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cheers for advice ppl 
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sxi boy
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Originally posted by Phil321
MattyB sums it up well.
What course do you do at Uni and which Uni are you at? If you can, stick it out. At the end of the day its 3yrs of doing very little work and getting to go out every night and meet loads of new people. I graduate this year and know I am going to miss it. Hopefully the ££££££ will ease the pain 
im studying architecture at northumbria uni in newcastle, the course is utter shite, badly organised, and the tutors are all idiots. im in my second year aswell.
money isnt that good in architecture until you've been working for at least 10 years after graduation and made it in a decent practice
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puchos
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if ur not enjoying it then prob best to find an alternative career path. always better to be doing something u enjoy! i will have jus under £9k debt wen i graduate this year nothing like £20K? and hopefully i will be earning a decent salary soon to pay it off. its down to the individual at the end of the day.
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Phil321
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What are you working as puchos and who for?
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Phil321
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
quote:
Originally posted by Phil321
MattyB sums it up well.
What course do you do at Uni and which Uni are you at? If you can, stick it out. At the end of the day its 3yrs of doing very little work and getting to go out every night and meet loads of new people. I graduate this year and know I am going to miss it. Hopefully the ££££££ will ease the pain
im studying architecture at northumbria uni in newcastle, the course is utter shite, badly organised, and the tutors are all idiots. im in my second year aswell.
money isnt that good in architecture until you've been working for at least 10 years after graduation and made it in a decent practice
If you really don't like it mate then jack it in but if you've only got a yr left, stick it out. Working as an architect in a nice office 9-5 and taking home decent money is surely better than working all hours of the day fixing a broken toilet as a plumber!
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Ben
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i am an apprentise still for fucks sake as a sparky , 4yr course then do ya 16th edition after that then ya testing course ect.
be a plumber , i wish i went into this . my mate is one and you are qualified in 3yrs , 2 and a half if you get your finget out.
and when you come out of your time as a plumber you will be on more than a qualified sparky
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sxi boy
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theres a big waiting list for plumbing training at the mo tho?? so i hear
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Ben
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naa mate ull get on , just get an entry in early . if you have qualifications then u will get on easy .if i was you i would stick it out for year and then start plumbing o woteva if thats what u r wanting to do
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sxi boy
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anyone got any links/info about how to get on a plumbing apprenticeship??
heard british gas are good but bn on there website about their careers and i couldnt see how their installation and engineering apprenticeships could relate to plumbing
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Ben
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speak to your local training services and tell them your situation. they will help you
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A_Venables
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U lot make me piss my self, I'm a plumber and earn enough, but I work damn hard for the money I earn, from reading previous posts on this thread most of you find a hard period in your apprentiship and decied fu*k it, if you are like this you are wasting your time going in to one of these apprentiships, you will always have borring parts like tidying the van, washing the van and the borring jobs, that is part of the apprentiship  If you expect to be treated like royalty you would definatly be in the wrong job! The other thing ppl dont realise is the responsibility that goes with the job, since the gas courses and legal stuff that has come with it, one silly mistake u can end up in jail doin 5 years! Most of you lot think its easy, its not, thats why so many ppl end up goin for 6 months/ year and say fu*k it its too hard! Make sure its what you want to do and dont just see the £££ signs!
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Adam-D
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im looking for a aprentaship
electronics got gnvq in electrical engineering so i know a little
in 22 soon and ill be on probably more money 1st year aprentaship than what i earn now
plus if i sell my car i should have no debt either
welsh sxi good post gonna go down job centre to have a look see on my day off
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do you know anywhere else to try for a aprentiship?
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Tom J
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quote:
Originally posted by Adam-D
im looking for a aprentaship
electronics got gnvq in electrical engineering so i know a little
in 22 soon and ill be on probably more money 1st year aprentaship than what i earn now
plus if i sell my car i should have no debt either
welsh sxi good post gonna go down job centre to have a look see on my day off
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do you know anywhere else to try for a aprentiship?
you do realise this post is 5 years old dont you 
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John
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He probably did when he posted 5 years ago.
Do you realise it's 5 years old?
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ash_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom J
you do realise this post is 5 years old dont you
What a muppet!
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daymoon
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LOL
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P1CK4D
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quote:
Originally posted by John
He probably did when he posted 5 years ago.
Do you realise it's 5 years old?
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noshua
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LOL
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sand-eel
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quote:
Originally posted by DAYZEE
having been electrocuted before
He speaks from the dead 
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sand-eel
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Tom J 
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oceansoul
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Wonder if he got apprentiship....5years on he'd be finished now 
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DC90
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How weird, i'm the opposite to this lad. I'm a qualified plumber but I despise plumbing and want to go to uni! Wonder what he eventually did
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baza31
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I aint read all this but am telling you now, a bog standard electrician will NEVER EVER EVER earn 40k without serious overtime.
hourly rate (if you get a job as coming out of your time you know nothing) is about 11.50ph , I used to work everyhour god sent and still didnt earn 40k. Am now an electrical technician and training refrideration and air con and i STILL DONT GET no where near 40k.
people who say there is loads of work its a great job blah blah blah are talking shit, its a dirty job and long hours to get a decent wage.
Most firms specify at least 3 years experiance after qualified
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DaveyLC
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Its not about WHAT you do its about HOW well you do it and HOW hard you are willing to work..
If you are a tradesman who works in a high demand industry and you are shit hot at what you can do plus you are prepared to work your bollocks off the sky is the limit.
If you are a lazy bastard and you dont know your arse from your elbow it doesnt matter what job you do. (unless you're a politician).
[Edited on 22-10-2009 by DaveyLC]
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Tiger
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It 'can' pay, but doesnt always. I work with 6 other sparkies, 2 of them apprentices. On a basic year doing 39 hr weeks we would earn about £20k - with OT about £24k. The ones with houses have houses worth about £130k, 2nd hand family car etc. It totally depends how much work you want. I do some weeks with 28 hr days, weekend work etc, it pays well but I wouldn't want to do it all the time.
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