Gas Foundation Course. Finding a good mentor to complete portfolio.

[Ilya Panchuk]

Hi Guys.
I'm about to start my Gas Foundation course in November.
There is only one concern and it is to find a good mentor to complete a portfolio. I've been told to go to the local merchants and to ask them for advise and they, probably, could get me in touch with a wright guy.
Just wondering if anyone of you gentelmen knows any other ways to find a wright person?
I'm keen and tidy, working as a Senior Technician at the moment.
Located in Shropshire, Telford.
Thanks in advance.
Ilya

 

[firemant]

Senior Technician as plumber ?

 

[rpm]

Been told to find mentor through merchants eh, how much are you paying for the course?

 

[New Gas Engineer]

Try emailing your local council.

 

[Admin]

We are setting up a mentor section on the forum. So don't go too far.

We have had this running on sparky forum for years and it works. The retired guys, teachers, really great sparks end up as mentors Helping newbies pass their grades. People have found some really good friendships and business contacts doing it too.

 

[Admin]

Been told to find mentor through merchants eh, how much are you paying for the course?

That's irrelevant. No need to find that out!

 

[leelister6]

That's irrelevant. No need to find that out!

Why not? is it not in our interest to keep up to date with training costs etc? Or is it a forum moderator thing?

 

[Deleted member 32524]

Only way I know how is leg work and face to face meetings with decision makers. Good luck. You should secure a mentor before starting the course, I think.

 

[rpm]

That's irrelevant. No need to find that out!

Delete my post then Dan but in all honesty sometimes you come across as not understanding plumbers or the plumbing fraternity.

 

[Admin]

Delete my post then Dan but in all honesty sometimes you come across as not understanding plumbers or the plumbing fraternity.

I understand comments mate. It's my job. You were then going to say 'wow for that much you would think they would teach you' or something.

There's no information you gain by knowing the price pal.

 

[Admin]

Why not? is it not in our interest to keep up to date with training costs etc? Or is it a forum moderator thing?

Because it's nosy. He doesn't need to answer that. Ring them up if you want know prices matey.

 

[rpm]

I understand comments mate. It's my job. You were then going to say 'wow for that much you would think they would teach you' or something.

There's no information you gain by knowing the price pal.

Actually, I was going to say "If you haven`t already signed up and paid I strongly suggest you find the mentor first".

 

[Admin]

Actually, I was going to say "If you haven`t already signed up and paid I strongly suggest you find the mentor first".

I'm sure you were mate. That one didn't need the price did it.

I'm watching every single post on here personally mate so leave your cocky and unhelpful ones out. I don't put people off your business do I?

I know your advice is solid but you cost a lot in time to moderate so unless you change and think before you speak you're going to kick yourself in the teeth. Becauese I've got a list of members who we have needed to spend time wasting on and how much time. And once it gets to an amount, I'll start asking you to leave. And you're heading there on a protata basis already.

End of now. I'm not deleting the post on this one either mate we can let people see we have changed then. 🙂 😉 😀

 

[Admin]

Oh no he's clicked disagree on my post PMSL ooOOOOooooOo

😀

 

[Ilya Panchuk]

Senior Technician as plumber ?

Yes mate. I want to work for myself
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We are setting up a mentor section on the forum. So don't go too far.

We have had this running on sparky forum for years and it works. The retired guys, teachers, really great sparks end up as mentors Helping newbies pass their grades. People have found some really good friendships and business contacts doing it too.

Thanks for reply Dan. I'll keep an eye on that
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Been told to find mentor through merchants eh, how much are you paying for the course?

All I can say, that all the companies has their own prices. They floating between 3000-5000 in my area. The company who provides a mentor along the course will charge you around 8000, hope that helps.
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Actually, I was going to say "If you haven`t already signed up and paid I strongly suggest you find the mentor first".

Actually, I was going to say "If you haven`t already signed up and paid I strongly suggest you find the mentor first".

Yes mate, I know it's critical. Thanks for reply

 

[OffshoreGas]

Hi Guys.
I'm about to start my Gas Foundation course in November.
There is only one concern and it is to find a good mentor to complete a portfolio. I've been told to go to the local merchants and to ask them for advise and they, probably, could get me in touch with a wright guy.
Just wondering if anyone of you gentelmen knows any other ways to find a wright person?
I'm keen and tidy, working as a Senior Technician at the moment.
Located in Shropshire, Telford.
Thanks in advance.
Ilya

Good luck with the training. If you ring round some of the training providers have arrangements with local firms who charge you to come and work with them. It sounds a bit cheeky I know but there is a fair bit of paperwork for them to be done on their part and jobs take longer when you’ve got to explain things etc.

Try and identify what you can offer to your local companies from your past experience. Health and safety? Marketing? Accountancy etc all have a place in any business.

If you’ve not already paid to start your training I’d consider trying to find the mentor first. That is the hardest bit I’ve found.

@Dan that sounds like a really useful idea. Good opportunity for guys coming to retirement to sell on a business they have built etc too.

 

[Admin]

@Ilya Panchuk Absolutely do NOT do this.

Good luck with the training. If you ring round some of the training providers have arrangements with local firms who charge you to come and work with them.

We have ran our ElectriciansForums.net website, along with our plumbers one, and our tilers one, coming upto 14 years. And we have ALWAYS had training companies sponsor us, 10% of all our members and traffic is trainees. They do well out of us.

We have 2.9 million messages on the forums.

This is the first one saying that. And I've never ever heard of it, even from the training centres.

Somebody is pulling somebodys leg there.

You wont need to change provider. Or pay to find a mentor.

Stay with what works best for you personally, and tell anybody else asking about pricing on here to f--- off and go ring one themselves.

We have had our Mentor Scheme running on sparky forum for 4 or 5 years now. We have Retired Electrical Professors, Engineers with PhD's in Engineering, (not just like Gas Engineers 😉 who get the name by job title) and lots of normal retired well over-qualified electricians helping out hundreds of students get them through their training. And they do it well too. We don't allow copying of answers. We don't publish answers. We get the Mentors to put up their own questions and tests. And when you're stuck on an answer, they help you find out the answer, not give it to you.

You will be a very good plumber when we've got our mentors area setup well. And it's free.

A lot of electricians are then just registering for their tests online when they haven't got practical stuff to do also. Which happens every few years even to qualified sparks. I don't think a gas plumber needs to retrain or update themselves qualification wise.

If a training centre SELLS mentors. AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!!

 

[Deleted member 32524]

Gas safe plumbers every 5 years for resits.

 

[Admin]

Gas safe plumbers every 5 years for resits.

I know we're taking this a bit off topic here but, is that online only now?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I know we're taking this a bit off topic here but, is that online only now?

no have to go back to collage and sit a 3-5 day exam (with training) and then maybe once or twice in that period (5 years) you will either get on site inspected or have to go to a local meeting for a catch up