Getting closer to becoming a plumber hopefully, requesting more advice

[armyash]

Hi mate, what barracks you in? I hopefully have a small jobs in maidstone coming up (just adding a few new rads to and existing system) if you fancy it - obviously we will pay for your time, not confirmed but it may happen.

Hello nysk2008, I am at Invicta Park. I would be interested in that definitely, is it a problem I can only do weekends? That is the one thing that seems to be holding me back at present.

 

[Barry98]

hey ash , dont hold me to this as im not part p myself or 17th , booked in at the end of march but i THINK <<<<< STRESS THE WORD THINK you would be ok with just part p , buzt i would check for yourself

 

[nysk2008]

No worries, my mate used to be based at maidstone barracks and the job is just up the road, just waiting for the customer move a couple a couple of sockets - pm you email/mob and ill try and get you on this one mate - will def be on a sat as I am a subbie during the week.

 

[nysk2008]

as you can see, litteracy and computers are not my strong poing !! lol

 

[Destroyer2813]

This is what i like to see Ash aint coming on here like some fast trackers wanting everything on a plate for them prepared to put time and effort in to do quals. Good luck Ash

 

[armyash]

hey ash , dont hold me to this as im not part p myself or 17th , booked in at the end of march but i THINK <<<<< STRESS THE WORD THINK you would be ok with just part p , buzt i would check for yourself

Thanks i'll check it out!

 

[PlumbBobBob]

the thing is though with 17th you can rewire a house you can't with part p i think

 

[armyash]

the thing is though with 17th you can rewire a house you can't with part p i think

The way it looks I will be doing the courses around summer time so I have everything sorted when I leave the army. I will spend some time tonight reading up on each one. Will keep this thread updated with what courses I do.

 

[Nat]

Nat - in answer to your question I think having Level 2 NVQ (or having registered to undertake it) is a fairly new requirement c. Last 12 months or so

I was told you had to have at least NVQ level 2 before I did my CCN1 and that was about 3 years ago I was told that.

 

[Guest123]

Get all your advertising in order, before chucking the Army. Suggest putting a few newspaper ads a few weeks before you come out of the Army to see what response you get. Anyone who calls, tell them that you are really busy and will pop round in a few weeks!

Try Serif Pageplus and Serif Webplus to save a fortune in design for print and for easy to design websites.

www.serif.com

 

[armyash]

Get all your advertising in order, before chucking the Army. Suggest putting a few newspaper ads a few weeks before you come out of the Army to see what response you get. Anyone who calls, tell them that you are really busy and will pop round in a few weeks!

Try Serif Pageplus and Serif Webplus to save a fortune in design for print and for easy to design websites.

www.serif.com

Great idea! thanks

 

[Guest123]

Also one of the best things ANY self employed person could do is to enrol in a weekend or short course for a few hours a week in their local college doing marketing and design. Im qualified in graphic design and do all my own marketing and I'm glad I did.

 

[armyash]

That sounds like a good idea also. What costs would I be looking at for something like that?

 

[Guest123]

That sounds like a good idea also. What costs would I be looking at for something like that?

Mines was a 3 year HND course as I had a printing and design firm as well as plumbing. Most colleges hold vocational courses and you should contact a few of them for a prospectus telling them you're interested in marketing and design. Won't cost a fortune and it will pay for itself many times over!

 

[Barry98]

Mines was a 3 year HND course as I had a printing and design firm as well as plumbing. Most colleges hold vocational courses and you should contact a few of them for a prospectus telling them you're interested in marketing and design. Won't cost a fortune and it will pay for itself many times over!

or speak nicley to system

 

[Guest123]

I'll be putting a few templates of leaflets, business cards, letterheads and invoices on the forum later on in the year, when work gets a bit less hectic. Until then I recommend Serif Pageplus for novices in design.

 

[armyash]

All useful advice! Thanks. I have so much I have to do but luckily I still have time on my side, just need to prioritise now and things should hopefully work out. Once I have sorted extra qualifications, advertising, van etc it's just the small matter of actually booking jobs in and hoping for the best! 🙂