Female looking for a plumbing apprenticeship in Essex/East London area??

[Megmog94]

Hi there 🙂
I'm from Romford looking for a plumber in Essex/East London to take me on as an apprentice- any takers?!

I'm 20 years old, female and most importantly hardworking! But am finding it so difficult to get my foot in the door 🙁

Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[Riley]

Welcome along. In sure as some of the rabble get in they would be able to point you in the right direction. I'm afraid I'm daaaan saff so won't be any good to you

 

[Ray Stafford]

Welcome to the forum. 🙂

 

[rpm]

Oi! Who you calling rabble? lol
Welcome to the forum Meg.

 

[mountainman]

Welcome and good luck.
Perhaps if you lurk around some of the local merchants you may strike lucky.
Perhaps Compass in Dagenham!

 

[Riley]

Oi! Who you calling rabble? lol
Welcome to the forum Meg.

I never named names:wink: guilty conscience?

 

[mfgs]

Your best bet is to call round all local companies and speak to them, also maybe try your local colleges to see if they can put you in touch with any of the employers they deal with who may be looking to take anyone on.

 

[stevetheplumber]

get on to the gas board they like women and youll get loads of help

 

[Ermintrude]

BG need women. Also it might be an advantage if you were gay/ bi and non white British - us see anyone can learn to be a plumber but only birth can make you an indispensable statistic.

 

[Ermintrude]

BG need women. Also it might be an advantage if you were gay/ bi and non white British - us see anyone can learn to be a plumber but only birth can make you an indispensable statistic. Hello and good luck

 

[SimonG]

Welcome along 🙂

 

[lame plumber]

missing a leg also helps 🙂

 

[TFGplumbing]

Go on google look up all the local plumbing business's withing the radius you willing to travel & send them a CV, I sent out about 80-100 and it go me an apprenticeship.

 

[Neil K]

Go on google look up all the local plumbing business's withing the radius you willing to travel & send them a CV, I sent out about 80-100 and it go me an apprenticeship.

Good idea

 

[missplumb]

have a look here if you havent already Girls Allowed, Apprenticeships for Girls in Essex, Careers Advice and if you want to know how hard it is for a female plumber, my mrs was Middlesbrough Councils first female plumber (back in the day) .

 

[Masood]

Welcome to the forum. Are you at college? If so which one? Have you done any plumbing courses yet? Any work experience? Driving licence?

 

[Ray Stafford]

Thinking of expanding the workforce Mas? Or just someone to do illicit cheese runs?

 

[Masood]

Thinking of expanding the workforce Mas? Or just someone to do illicit cheese runs?

Looking to take someone on Ray.

 

[Megmog94]

Welcome to the forum. Are you at college? If so which one? Have you done any plumbing courses yet? Any work experience? Driving licence?

Hi Masood 🙂

No previous experience or college courses under my belt yet- am starting completely from the bottom! Would be very willing to undertake any unpaid trial period or work experience though.

I have a college willing to take me on to do my apprenticeship called 'The Training Trust' but I need to secure an employer before I can begin attending classes.

& Yes I have a driving licence and a car.

 

[missplumb]

having a good female plumber in the workforce is a very handy tool as the older generation feel safer with females and dont feel as though they are being fobbed off (of course all us reputable engineers would never do such a thing!!) but there is a huge trust issue with the older customers.

 

[brum]

Hi there and welcome megan-hope your not scared of spiders as youll get to meet an awful lot of them plus rats,mice bats etc...but don't let that put you off all the best..brum.

 

[Paulplumb]

Hi there and welcome megan-hope your not scared of spiders as youll get to meet an awful lot of them plus rats,mice bats etc...but don't let that put you off all the best..brum.

Where do you work brum in a haunted house?

 

[TFGplumbing]

having a good female plumber in the workforce is a very handy tool as the older generation feel safer with females and dont feel as though they are being fobbed off (of course all us reputable engineers would never do such a thing!!) but there is a huge trust issue with the older customers.

I always found older customers, the nicest, most honest, the least likey to use you as a credit service & most trusting.

surely the gender of you heating engineer doesnt make him/her more trustworthy?

 

[brum]

Where do you work brum in a haunted house?

surely im not the only plumber who still works in lofts and under floorboards quite often getting stuck
(well the belly does) cant wait for wireless water to turn up

 

[Alex Knight]

surely im not the only plumber who still works in lofts and under floorboards quite often getting stuck
(well the belly does) cant wait for wireless water to turn up

No, your just the only plumber who doesn't give those jobs to the apprentice