Another should i, shouldnt i do the course thread!?

**montybaber** · 03-07-2009

Light guage! I only use stainless these days

and regarding pyro I know its still used im afraid its been scrapped from the AM2 i believe

and before this conversation revolves into a monty python sketch im getting my head down

**bazza2541** · 03-07-2009

You'd waste stainless to teach a young fella a lesson?

**madeinengland** · 03-07-2009

where's the 2330 qualification in this place? i thought that's the one you need before doing any others. if it can take up to 2 years to do at this place you might as well go to college for a 3rd of the price. i've just finished my 2330 L3. ok it's taken 3 years to do but i've got 2330 now. you won't have.the 2392 will take me 10 weeks and 17th will take 3 weeks. if you really wanted you could do these 2 courses in the final year of your 2330.i could of done but personally did'nt fancy work all day then college monday,tuesday and wednesday nights. you may be different though. if you can get work with your uncle and you can afford to live on the wage you'll get as a mate then to be hoinest with you i think you've answered your own question.

good luck with what you decide.

**MikeThePrinter** · 03-07-2009

there lies the problem though, if it was a case of being able to do the college for the 2330 then obv it would be worth it for the extra year and saving on the course, but i MUST work on a half decent wage wilst doing it, which is why asking does the fasttrack give the qualifications needed otherwise, the answered on their own seem to easy at the moment, as they all boil down to one thing, MONEY, and if there is no way i could afford to be a mate with time off for college then i'd have to do the fasttrack anyway, but i dont want to waste my time if it wont get me where i wanna be, but sounds slightly appealing if i do it thn gain experience through working as a mate 5 days a week without having to lose any pay to go to college!
same stuff im writing i know, but thanx for providing your opinions and answers as they have left me with some serious choice making to do!

**madeinengland** · 03-07-2009

yeah i understand i really do. i'm not dissimilar to you myself. i'm not in the trade and i've done the 2 nights a week college route and am now at the stage where i ask myself do i leave the job i'm doing to become a 31 yr old boy? can i afford to take the drop in wages? or do i go to college and do 17th regs and 2392 and 2391 and part p etc. the biggest problem i have with it all is this NVQ thing. the jib say you need it to be a''qualified electrician''. but everyone you phone to see about work asks ''do you have the 17th edition and 2391''. not a single mention of NVQ.

**bazza2541** · 03-07-2009

Is the NVQ not a very ambigous thing?
I got my JIB card from my electricians certificate which came off an NVQ (although its a long time ago now) which in turn was granted off a mixture of my Irish and UK qualifications. In my experience the NVQ is not hard to get.

**Risteard** · 03-07-2009

Originally Posted by bazza2541

Can you be in Letterkenny for monday at 8am?

I only live about 20 miles from Letterkenny but just started a week-long stint through a recruitment agency today!

**Non Sense** · 03-07-2009

Have you thought of working with your uncle then look to get a modern apprenticeship, this involves 2330 L2 & L3 and NVQ3 and Keyskills the best part the Gov Pays - wish i had known this two yrs ago would have saved me £800 on course fees for the 2330.
Jas