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Experienced Plumbing Courses

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Samax

Hi, Just wondered if anyone has any advise. I'm looking to get a plumbing qualification and wondered the best way to go about it.
I have worked for about 15 years as a plumber/Heating fitter, I am currently Gas Safe registered (Previously been Corgi Registered for 8 years) I have an NVQ3 in Mechanical Engineering.
When I left school it was straight into my dads plumbing firm and learning a trade, at the time I was told that I didn’t need to go to college (Hence no qualifications).
I have recently been out of the trade for 12 years and have only just returned about a year and a half ago. I have been self employed but that has proved difficult building up the work as I have a mortgage/kids to pay for.
I have found that it is now, understandably, very hard to gain employment as a plumber without the correct paperwork.
I'm looking for a course that will be acceptable for employers but wont take me too long to complete, I am not working at the moment so I think that rules out an NVQ but hoped there is some other test that I don't know about.

Thanks in advance for any help.
 
Take it experience doesn't count for anything then ? Lots of people with qualifications coming out of their ears ! but does not mean they are any good at doing the job.
 
Hi & welcome to the forum
Unfortunately the NVQ (6189) is the only one that the industry recognises & yes you do have to be working to gain it.
Any thing else is likely to be a waste of money.
There is supposed to be a mature workers route for the above qualification I believe, it may be worth asking C&G's if anyone is running it.
Sorry can't be of any more help.
 
Ive got no plumbing quals and contract for one of the big six, and on social housing doing boiler upgrades, Ive not really had a problem getting work, I even worked on bathroom installs for a bit during a quiet period. I thought it would be a problem getting a cscs card, but just applied for a plumbing related trade, gas installer card. all they required was gas safe reg.
 
Got 20k get qualed up as a diver £1500 a shift. 28days on shift 200m down. Three people watching you 24/7 tho. No day light no privacy. No shortage of cash either
£42,000 a month
 
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£1500 thats as a saturation diver, it takes a while to get suitable experience, that will even let you do the course its more like £500 a day as an entry level "air" diver, still not bad money though.
 

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