Matt1878 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Starting a 2 year Motorsport course in september, then on to do a 1 year extension at uni.Cant wait, pulling my finger out so to speak! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 @uberphill88 dont use skill trade companys they are genraly fround apon buy skilled lads in my experience. got back to college if you fancey retraining tbh. i know 40yr old guys at college retraining as sparkys and plumbers etc. is expensive but atleast you get the proper qualification. skill train companies will charge money for short express courses that mean people are less likely to tack you on Cheers buddy, appreciate the advice I'll have to see what the colleges near me offer and go from there methinks. Need to find a part-time job that can pay for that and a mortgage too haha :/I'm an Accounts Assistant atm for the record, work in an accountancy firm and prepare year end accounts for Doctors Surgeries! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
akyakapotter Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Self employed door supervisor / security guard. before done 2 years light vehicle and 2 years hgv made redundent in both just before I could qualify preety anoying to be honest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 As a rough guide phill qulifing as a sparky cost me around 5-5.5k its not cheap if your over the age of free education. but that was over 4yrs. If your looking at tiling, plastering etc they are far cheaper but trades that are regulated by laws and guide lines are genrealy alot more expensive and take far longer to qualifiy in. it depends on the trade your thinkong off tbh. makes me wish id gone straight from school into it but i didnt start till i was around 20 (im 27 now) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
morgey Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Trainee machinist, tool maker, mould setter for a small plastic injection moulding firm. I also thrash about on a fork truck, and guess you could say im a semi electrical mechanical pnumantics engineer as i have to fix anything that breaks around the place.So put simply Jack of all trades lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hou Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 As a rough guide phill qulifing as a sparky cost me around 5-5.5k its not cheap if your over the age of free education. but that was over 4yrs. If your looking at tiling, plastering etc they are far cheaper but trades that are regulated by laws and guide lines are genrealy alot more expensive and take far longer to qualifiy in. it depends on the trade your thinkong off tbh. makes me wish id gone straight from school into it but i didnt start till i was around 20 (im 27 now)Is that all? By the time I have finished my Management Accountant qualifications I will be talking nearly £10k ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StuDoc 72 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Yea all counts any skilled/trade/food/inspection or manual etc. got some skilled lads in this club tbh.@uberphill88 dont use skill trade companys they are genraly fround apon buy skilled lads in my experience. got back to college if you fancey retraining tbh. i know 40yr old guys at college retraining as sparkys and plumbers etc. is expensive but atleast you get the proper qualification. skill train companies will charge money for short express courses that mean people are less likely to tack you on Also forgot to add my bro deebo who comes to all the shows and is often on here reading up on my login is a qulified plumber and is currently lookin to do gas aswell.Dont wanna contradict you buddy but I defo wouldnt go to college to learn a trade as its nothing compared to the real thing. The only real way is an apprenticeship. When I served my time if it had been all in the college and not working in a garage majority of the time i would not have had a clue. Ok id of known how to do things theoretically but theory is about 10% of actually doing the job. I cant comment on other trades to be honest as i dont wanna tread on toes but as far as being a mechanic going to college is almost pointless lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Johnboy GT Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Served my time as a Mechanical Hydraulic technician at a Oil and Gas company working on ROV's, Winches, Hydraulic Power Units and A-frames. Recently just took a change of career to become a ROV Pilot Tech.I'd agree Shorty, seems like we have a pretty wide and competent workscope on the forum!John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt1878 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Dont wanna contradict you buddy but I defo wouldnt go to college to learn a trade as its nothing compared to the real thing. The only real way is an apprenticeship. When I served my time if it had been all in the college and not working in a garage majority of the time i would not have had a clue. Ok id of known how to do things theoretically but theory is about 10% of actually doing the job. I cant comment on other trades to be honest as i dont wanna tread on toes but as far as being a mechanic going to college is almost pointless lol.I see where your coming from here I learn so much faster getting my hands dirty and actually doing something rather than reading 20 pages on something. Hopefully with my motorsport course its different. Well it is cause they have a carbon fibre formula 3 car that everyone on the course built and there is a rolling road etc so you learn about mapping/fueling etc... really looking forward to it.looking to get a part time job in a garage helping out or something a couple of days im not in college Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StuDoc 72 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I see where your coming from here I learn so much faster getting my hands dirty and actually doing something rather than reading 20 pages on something. Hopefully with my motorsport course its different. Well it is cause they have a carbon fibre formula 3 car that everyone on the course built and there is a rolling road etc so you learn about mapping/fueling etc... really looking forward to it.looking to get a part time job in a garage helping out or something a couple of days im not in college Definately bud its all fine and well reading and learning and if does help but when it comes to it the only things thats gna get the job done is experience. When i was in college we would do practical assesments but its not the same doing jobs on a car people have done 100 times and bolts are all nice and loose well oiled and everything is clean. Plus theres only a few models of car to work on. That practice is useless when an old shit heap comes in and every bolt and nut on it is seized sheered or rounded lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I would agree that an apprenticeship is a good way to get into a trade. Tbh it was my 2nd choice, i wanted to do automotive engineering at strathclyde uni but didnt get the grades.But the arnold clark apprenticeship im on the now is a really good one and the garage im in is pretty good aswell. The college is decent but as stu said its nothing like the real thing, non seized bolts, stripped threads etc.@ Stu. college is called gtg in glasgow @ Sam. pretty interesting actually Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 I think in an ideal world, I think an apprenticeship with day release to college would be best so I could combine the two. I think the problem would be that I would struggle to get an apprenticeship at 23 and if I did it probably wouldn't pay enough to cover my tuition and living costs I was thinking electrician as I've always enjoyed working with electronics, but I'd also look into plumbing/gas work as I like working with my hands in general.Anyway I'm spamming the thread right up so I'll stop now lol, but that's what I'm looking at. Agree that this would have been a whole lot easier if I'd done it from school! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Liam_D Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Was a fully qualified mechanic. Now i work as Turbo engineer at Midland Turbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted July 19, 2012 Author Share Posted July 19, 2012 Ah dont get me wrong boys was 3yrs of day release then a yr building a portfolio of work samples and also the 2391 testing course lol so i dont mean go to college full time. what i mean is do a part time college course while you have a job on the side and go from there. But defo train through college not a "reskill" company. as for apprentiships good luck as alot of firms dont take them due to ressesion etc etc. i started as a sparkys mate doing shop refurb work but its not the most reliable as your self employed and untill you have a big network of contacts you can spend days weeks or months sat around searching for a job to get on even if you use agencies. We are talking 7yrs ago though lol.If it where me in your shoes phil stay in your job if you can, do a day release plumbing course. get your level two and then look for work as an adult trainee gas fitter and do your level 3 gas (you need to be working supervised to take the course) out of sparkys and plumbers the plumbers earn more, alot more lol yet electrics is harder due to testing/fualt finding etc.Any who back on track! Lol any more trades? Seems to be a fair few mechanics about. you lads not get fed up working on cars then coming home and working on a car? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Currently in my 2nd year at uni studying Motorsport Engineering, hoping to go on and be an engine designer or something to do with thermodynamics/aerodynamics. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan-11 Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Im a fully qualified vehicle body repairer (panel beater) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeeroyV Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 im a swimming pool technician... normally a great job in the summer but this year its been pretty shit lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie Posted July 19, 2012 Share Posted July 19, 2012 Cheers Shorty that's v.helpful, I'll look into what courses/part time jobs are about locally and go from there Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StuDoc 72 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 I would agree that an apprenticeship is a good way to get into a trade. Tbh it was my 2nd choice, i wanted to do automotive engineering at strathclyde uni but didnt get the grades.But the arnold clark apprenticeship im on the now is a really good one and the garage im in is pretty good aswell. The college is decent but as stu said its nothing like the real thing, non seized bolts, stripped threads etc.@ Stu. college is called gtg in glasgow@ Sam. pretty interesting actuallyI went to GTG aswell bud lol is Swanny still cutting about? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-CTR Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Joiner here but got qualifications for plumbing bricklaying plastering and glazing aswell work for local council, currenty work on the vacant.propertys so when scum gets evicted or a tenant leaves i go in and fix anything and everything thats broken.to bring it up to date for reletting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Azz Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Fiberglass and Gelcoat specialist, usual build boats and repair high end yachts around running my charter boat taking people out fishing of which a UKSC day out would be good to put faces to the names.But currently sorting stuff out to start a new job in september on a 4million pound catamaran for a company called turbine transfers that transfer people and equipment to wind farms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Aye stu swanny is still an instructor haha ive had him all this week. He always brings you out infront of the class, bangs the table and shouts, 'tell me 5 things youve learned today' hahaRing any bells lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kingo228 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Race engine test technician at Ilmor engineering LTD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidanep71 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 im nearly qualified in refrigeration Quote Link to post Share on other sites
StuDoc 72 Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Aye stu swanny is still an instructor haha ive had him all this week. He always brings you out infront of the class, bangs the table and shouts, 'tell me 5 things youve learned today' hahaRing any bells lolAye mate the guys a god! What year are you in? We must of had every instructor in there because we were a non arnold clark class so they didnt give a fuck about us lol. A few of them are pure pricks though n a few are bang on Jonny's good tries to be one of the boys haha. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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