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Go for the interview and get a better feel for it.
Do they know you have no onsite experience?
Thanks for your comment, really appreciate it. Out of interest what is it about commercial gas that you preferred to domestic gas?I would go for it I left domestic gas after 11 years to go to commercial gas and found I enjoyed that side more. also you would still be plumbing so a lot of what you learn will be transferable if you want to go back to domestic.
Really appreciate the comment. Wow that sounds like a very varied plumbing experience. Great help mateAs Gasmk1 says I would go for it
I learned my trade with construction firm that had there own plumbing/heating division (25 to 30 guys) we did everything! When I started we still were cutting glass glazing lead & copper roofing hospitals schools prisons cast above and below ground drainage and even some new build housing.
Invaluable experience stood me in good stead for the last 50 years!
to be honest customers and also not having to work in not so pleasant houses,Thanks for your comment, really appreciate it. Out of interest what is it about commercial gas that you preferred to domestic gas?
Yeah that makes a lot of sense, I can imagine that is a big luxury not having to deal those difficult customers and avoiding unpleasant homes. I had to research vickers shipyards, very interesting! Thanks for the adviceto be honest customers and also not having to work in not so pleasant houses,
also I loved going into different factories or large properties also schools and hospitals just a lot more interesting places and the diversity of appliances, managing to work in places like vickers shipyards
I'm in the same situation I want to change my career and got assessment in college for plumbing level 2 daily but like you I've got mortgage, 1 in school 1 in uni ,wife only part time attm and I will loose my current job in 2 weeks coz work dropping .Is really hard to find company to get u under wings without prentice .Any advice what to do ,best way ? I'm in halifax west Yorkshire.I am currently going through a career change to be a plumbing and heating engineer. I have completed a year long plumbing and heating diploma level 2 at college and have signed up with a assessor at the college. It has been hard to find a placement as most plumbers either don't want the responsibility of somebody new to the trade or not have a full time apprenticeship, as I have three kids and a mortgage and so I am only limited to two days a week on apprenticeship work. I did however finally find someone but out of area but now they have stopped work due to fear of covid. In the mean time a commercial plumbing company have responded to me and offered me a interview to be a commercial plumber working 7.30am to 17.30 monday to friday and after training eventually supply a van etc. I'm yet to find out if they will let me do my nvq level 2 with them and obviously they will not be able to sign me off all my nvq 2, being a commercial plumbing company but I can get the other person to let me evidence bath install etc. I think that I would enjoy domestic plumbing more and eventually after years of experience want to venture on my own but as this opportunity has come up, I think it seems like a positive career development? Do you think it is a good idea?
Thanks for the advice, I was thinking to only do this temporary, for about a year to gain my confidence and be in a better position to become a domestic plumber afterwards. I am also hoping to get my nvq 2 signed off with them but obviously some of the parts I am aware that I will have to do with a domestic plumber on the odd weekend in the year I potentially plan to be there. I know what you mean about doing some basic self employed work to gain experience, I have been thinking this and to do it for family and family friends but since the covid situation this seems like it will be difficult & I have just been thinking that this commercial plumbing job may give me the confidence I need. Do you you still have the same opinion?
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