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oh to be a plumber
Jan. 31st, 2005 06:13 pmJoanne.
It is not easy to get into Plumbing as an adult, however, the
government are putting some money into "adult apprenticeships". One of
the drawbacks is that the amount of funding support available to adults
is not as much as for a young person of say 16 - 19 years of age, and so
the employer's costs are higher if they take on an adult. They also have
to pay the adult more than the minimum wage during the training which
adds again to the employer's costs.
Some companies will take on adults, and as an industry, we could do with
many more females coming into the trade.
What you would need to do is phone round some Plumbing companies and see
if there are any who would be willing to take you on.
If you found such a company, then you should contact SNIPEF Training
Services who train the majority of Plumbers in Scotland. Their number
is: 0131 226 8560. They also have a website - www.snipef.org where
you will get more information.
Regards
Ian D Stirrat
Operations Manager
SummitSkills.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joanne Cross [mailto:joexnz@hotmail.com]
Sent: 30 January 2005 15:08
To: Ian Stirrat
Subject: About becoming a plumber
hi there
I'm a 29 year old female living in edinburgh, I have office experience
in pensions and client services but realisitically neither of these areas
have a lot of jobs at the moment. I also have a university degree in a
subject I love but will never get a real job in (ie one that pays decently and has
long term prospects). A few months ago I saw on the RIchard and Judy
show a couple of ex-stockbrokers who had become plumbers and wondered if they
weren't on to a good thing. Though I'm not used to working with my
hands, it would be nice to have a job where I can do what I really like in my work
which is help people out. I know about the modern apprenticeship scheme,
but am worried about my age and gender meaning that I won't fit in with the
people I work with, as well as the dip in wages, I don't remember on the
NVQ'ers being paid much.
Is there someone I could talk about these concerns and also about my
employment chances in the Edinburgh area???
thanks
jo
It is not easy to get into Plumbing as an adult, however, the
government are putting some money into "adult apprenticeships". One of
the drawbacks is that the amount of funding support available to adults
is not as much as for a young person of say 16 - 19 years of age, and so
the employer's costs are higher if they take on an adult. They also have
to pay the adult more than the minimum wage during the training which
adds again to the employer's costs.
Some companies will take on adults, and as an industry, we could do with
many more females coming into the trade.
What you would need to do is phone round some Plumbing companies and see
if there are any who would be willing to take you on.
If you found such a company, then you should contact SNIPEF Training
Services who train the majority of Plumbers in Scotland. Their number
is: 0131 226 8560. They also have a website - www.snipef.org where
you will get more information.
Regards
Ian D Stirrat
Operations Manager
SummitSkills.
-----Original Message-----
From: Joanne Cross [mailto:joexnz@hotmail.com]
Sent: 30 January 2005 15:08
To: Ian Stirrat
Subject: About becoming a plumber
hi there
I'm a 29 year old female living in edinburgh, I have office experience
in pensions and client services but realisitically neither of these areas
have a lot of jobs at the moment. I also have a university degree in a
subject I love but will never get a real job in (ie one that pays decently and has
long term prospects). A few months ago I saw on the RIchard and Judy
show a couple of ex-stockbrokers who had become plumbers and wondered if they
weren't on to a good thing. Though I'm not used to working with my
hands, it would be nice to have a job where I can do what I really like in my work
which is help people out. I know about the modern apprenticeship scheme,
but am worried about my age and gender meaning that I won't fit in with the
people I work with, as well as the dip in wages, I don't remember on the
NVQ'ers being paid much.
Is there someone I could talk about these concerns and also about my
employment chances in the Edinburgh area???
thanks
jo
