Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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whats your job like, does it pay okay? and do you enjoy it?
is it worth working for someone else or do you work for yourself?
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
Location: Trimdon Vill near Durham
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11.37 a hour , 42.5 hours a week , still only 19
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
Location: Leicestershire Drives:Astra VXR
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39 hours 8.29 an hour - I quit.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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quote: Originally posted by Tiger
39 hours 8.29 an hour - I quit.
why?
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jimmy 2.1
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Shipley, West Yorkshire
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22k per year but i'm a factory electrician stuck in the same 4 walls!
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
Location: yorkshire
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quote: Originally posted by corsaboy87
11.37 a hour , 42.5 hours a week , still only 19
You must be the best paid apprentice on the planet.
11.33 qualified with my testing and inspection.
I fail to see how you are on this? You cant be qualified at 19 ?
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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quote: Originally posted by Wrighty
quote: Originally posted by Tiger
39 hours 8.29 an hour - I quit.
why?
He's in NZ.
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Tiger
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Registered: 12th Jun 01
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RichyCorsa
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Registered: 14th Oct 05
Location: Shropshire
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quote: Originally posted by baza31
quote: Originally posted by corsaboy87
11.37 a hour , 42.5 hours a week , still only 19
You must be the best paid apprentice on the planet.
11.33 qualified with my testing and inspection.
I fail to see how you are on this? You cant be qualified at 19 ?
you can be qualified at 19 its easy some colleges only have 2 year courses and if you leave school at 16 he could of been qualified at 18
the other lad at out work aint qualified and is on almost £10
[Edited on 04-11-2006 by RichyCorsa]
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
Location: Howden
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average wage for a sparky, £37k
i wouldnt mind doing it..
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
Location: Trimdon Vill near Durham
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quote: Originally posted by baza31
quote: Originally posted by corsaboy87
11.37 a hour , 42.5 hours a week , still only 19
You must be the best paid apprentice on the planet.
11.33 qualified with my testing and inspection.
I fail to see how you are on this? You cant be qualified at 19 ?
Ahem im actually a refrigeration and air con engineer however by trade im a sparky

Theres a pic of my beasty van! so i think your wrong 
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
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why if you have a van does that mean your a sparky? i think your wrong.
Maybe i shouldnt of done 4 years training and just bought a van and sign it up. Then id of been qualified. I think you may have part p which means sweet fuck all
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Gregor
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Registered: 28th Nov 03
Location: Paisley, Renfrewshire
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quote: Originally posted by Wrighty
average wage for a sparky, £37k
i wouldnt mind doing it..
Wtf , where did you get that figure mate ?
The money was one of the reasons I went into a trade, do it !
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
Location: Trimdon Vill near Durham
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quote: Originally posted by baza31
why if you have a van does that mean your a sparky? i think your wrong.
Maybe i shouldnt of done 4 years training and just bought a van and sign it up. Then id of been qualified. I think you may have part p which means sweet fuck all
im afraid not "IM A REFRIGERATION AND AIR CON ENGINEER" not a sparky however im a qualified electrician by trade, ie C&G L2 & L3 2330 , 16th edition , Inspection and testing
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
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All at the age of 19? did you start your course at 15? what did you do in your final exam?
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Corsalad87
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16 did C&G level 2 17 C&G level 3 did 10 night classes in may for 16th edition and have done a years inspection and testing. mainly working on 3 phase motor faults
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baza31
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what exams did you do written and practical?
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
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L2 was 2 written and 4 online + 10 hours installation exam ie 4 hours planning and 6 hours in practical assessment , L3 was 4 written + 2 online + 2 hours fault finding assessment. 16th was 10 night classes followed by 2 exams one written and one online. my inspection and testing was all written exams ie 4 in total + 2 hours practical followed by on the boards fault finding.
Since leaving school ive worked hard to get where i am and tbh i think my wage is fair for how much effort ive put in
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baza31
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Registered: 19th Apr 03
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That aint the c+g course. The course is made up of 8 exams, then you do your 16th, then you do your AM2 which you never mentioned. Then your testing. What your saying is basically impossable inless you did it full time at college?
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
Location: Trimdon Vill near Durham
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do you want me to scan all my certs to show you???? 2330 is the new one did you not do the older verson
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Corsalad87
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Registered: 17th Jan 04
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also what you didnt grasp about the high £££ is im a refrigeration and air con engineer + sparky
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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toss the certs, scan in your wage slip
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MikeE
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Registered: 7th Mar 03
Location: Milton Keynes
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the trade can pay well if you'r good, thing you got to remember is you will have to buy tools etc but they pay for there self when you have finished your apprentership.
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stuartmitchell
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Registered: 24th Apr 04
Location: Kirkliston, Edinburgh
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my mates are on around £450 p/w after tax, good money in it indeed
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ShEp
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Registered: 9th Aug 05
Location: Dingwall, Highland
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baza31 = bellend?
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