Plumbing Courses

callmybill

I'm thinking of a career change, has anyone got any hints/tips for the Plumbing job?

Advise on training/courses, possibly home study??

Thanks peeps

weekendwarrior

I would not waste my time on a home study course. You need practical experience and if you want to do it for a career you need qualifications. Check with your local college and see what courses they have and try to get a part time job helping a plumber and then you will learn some practical skills.

wolfehouse

there are lots of links in a previous discussion here:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=109362&page=2&highlight=plumbing+course

Canucklehead

Good morning: Visit http://www.iphe.org.uk/career/career_future.html

HTH

Canucklehead

Zazen999

Weekend warrior said it; get to your local college. Don't go with these 'learn plumbing in a week' people; you can't learn it in a week. And you can't learn it at home.

geek84

Hi Folks

I am thinking of doing a plumbing course. However, I am slightly disabled and cannot use tools properly. I would ideally want to do it online or distance learning to get the knowledge and then perhaps become a plumbing tutor and give lessons at prehaps, my local college.

Do you think that would be the best alternative, rather than becoming a plumber myself (because of my disability)?

Is there much of a demand for plumbing tutors?

Thanks in advance

Hammyman

Plumbing tutors need years of experience. Like most trades, its not something that can be taught just out of a text book and as it is a practical skill you would be expected to demonstrate how to do tasks such as fit unions, olives, solder, bend pipe...

Hammyman

callmybill wrote: »

I'm thinking of a career change, has anyone got any hints/tips for the Plumbing job?

Advise on training/courses, possibly home study??

Yes. Do a proper apprenticeship if you want to be employable. No decent plumbing company will touch someone who has done a fast track course because they've learned nothing.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Hammyman wrote: »

Plumbing tutors need years of experience.

No they dont.

What they need is something like a Level II or Level III City & Guilds & then teaching qualifications or NVQ assessor quals

SHIPSHAPE

Hammyman wrote: »

Yes. Do a proper apprenticeship if you want to be employable. No decent plumbing company will touch someone who has done a fast track course because they've learned nothing.

Somebody else said this rubbish on another thread, was it you?

Either way, I'll repeat, rubbish statement to make.

DCFC79

geek84 wrote: »

Hi Folks

I am thinking of doing a plumbing course. However, I am slightly disabled and cannot use tools properly. I would ideally want to do it online or distance learning to get the knowledge and then perhaps become a plumbing tutor and give lessons at prehaps, my local college.

Do you think that would be the best alternative, rather than becoming a plumber myself (because of my disability)?

Is there much of a demand for plumbing tutors?

Thanks in advance

i think its a non starter, why would someone employ you as a tutor when the next guy has been a plumber for 20 to 30 years, who would they pick,