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Shaun Murney
Hi everyone
Im 31 and live in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.
In 2009 i funded myself thru a gas course in Johnstone (P and J Training) and achieved the following qualifications ACS, CCN1, CEN1, HTR1, CPA1, CKR1, MET1, Domestic Core Gas Safety, Domestic Central Heating. I struggled to find work for many months but eventually found employment for a Paisley based company called Commercial Gas Ltd. I gained valuable experience in installations, servicing, and many other areas of domestic gas and was handling my role well. Unfortunately as the workload grew and i came up against more complicated tasks that i had not seen before my inexperience showed and it was in the best interests of the company to let me go after a few months.
I tried to find some kind of servicing or breakdown role after this and continue learning but again no company was hiring. So i had no option but to find other work.
My dilemma now is this, i would really like to find a path back into gas work as im sitting here with all these qualifications that are valid until 2014, and i very much enjoy this area of work, but due to lack of inactivity and bad luck/timing i am somewhat of a beginner again and am not sure what i should do.
I would absolutely love to be taken on by an employer who would invest some time and effort in me for 3-6 months and i would even be willing to work for FREE until i proved myself again. But i know thats unrealistic so my question to everyone is should i look into doing some kind of re-training course? Or keep trying to find an employer who would be willing to take me on in an adult apprentice capacity?
Any information is greatly appreciated, thanks
Im 31 and live in Johnstone, Renfrewshire.
In 2009 i funded myself thru a gas course in Johnstone (P and J Training) and achieved the following qualifications ACS, CCN1, CEN1, HTR1, CPA1, CKR1, MET1, Domestic Core Gas Safety, Domestic Central Heating. I struggled to find work for many months but eventually found employment for a Paisley based company called Commercial Gas Ltd. I gained valuable experience in installations, servicing, and many other areas of domestic gas and was handling my role well. Unfortunately as the workload grew and i came up against more complicated tasks that i had not seen before my inexperience showed and it was in the best interests of the company to let me go after a few months.
I tried to find some kind of servicing or breakdown role after this and continue learning but again no company was hiring. So i had no option but to find other work.
My dilemma now is this, i would really like to find a path back into gas work as im sitting here with all these qualifications that are valid until 2014, and i very much enjoy this area of work, but due to lack of inactivity and bad luck/timing i am somewhat of a beginner again and am not sure what i should do.
I would absolutely love to be taken on by an employer who would invest some time and effort in me for 3-6 months and i would even be willing to work for FREE until i proved myself again. But i know thats unrealistic so my question to everyone is should i look into doing some kind of re-training course? Or keep trying to find an employer who would be willing to take me on in an adult apprentice capacity?
Any information is greatly appreciated, thanks
