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Mudmad
Hi all
newbie so please be gentle,
ok so I'm having to change job due to developing diabetes, (HGV driver)
I have always had an interest in working as a plumbing/gas engineer but never had the motivation to follow it through, now it would seem i have had the kick in the backside I needed.
Ive looked into apprenticeship schemes but they are few and far between, my only other route would be a private training provider and paying the fees myself.
Im aware that the fast trac route is somewhat frowned on, and apparently hard to gain employment after qualifying, but I have little choice.
My only concern is completing the portfolio, just wandering if anyone else had had issues finding someone to help complete this part? Does contacting companies and offering to work for free really appeal to them? Or is it the done thing to seek a 'mentor' on forums such as this?
any advise would be greatly appreciated
newbie so please be gentle,
ok so I'm having to change job due to developing diabetes, (HGV driver)
I have always had an interest in working as a plumbing/gas engineer but never had the motivation to follow it through, now it would seem i have had the kick in the backside I needed.
Ive looked into apprenticeship schemes but they are few and far between, my only other route would be a private training provider and paying the fees myself.
Im aware that the fast trac route is somewhat frowned on, and apparently hard to gain employment after qualifying, but I have little choice.
My only concern is completing the portfolio, just wandering if anyone else had had issues finding someone to help complete this part? Does contacting companies and offering to work for free really appeal to them? Or is it the done thing to seek a 'mentor' on forums such as this?
any advise would be greatly appreciated