Best apprentice scheme

[kevplumb]

9:57 bst is 3:57 am SFB central time is 6 hours difference

err some people however have to be up early to get to work

so go for it bleedin clusau

can one of you tos sers get anything right icon_rolleyes.gif

want to point out where i said "I" had to be up for work



well done sherlock jeez

game set match i think

think again

 

[jackpike]

its there second line down for all to see,
errr some people etc etc,,why else be up at 3am ??
cos you're not, you're in blighty

when in a hole stop diggin, you making youself look thick as mince,

 

[jackpike]

anyway I DO, have to get to another job see ya later yankee boy dreamer.

 

[kevplumb]

err some people however have to be up early to get to work

like the girl i,m living with

when in a hole stop diggin, you making youself look thick as mince,

you would do well to take your own advice

odd i have the answers been talking to your mate yet then

oh and btw you don't get the tennessean in georgia

 

[DeltaT]

H L & S...................Two Tone............

 

[kevplumb]

yeah bigmouth i noticed you sharp bailed out when questions where asked

left your mate

bout your spec puller

 

[OLLIE20]

Delta its 16k they charge if youre over 18, and while what you say is partly true, some isnt, reading your post you seem to have a chip on you're shoulder about BG or most people realy

Why do they need plumbing skills, they can solder, bend pipe, fit condensate (all relevent to their jobs) Why the **** would BG teach them to hang a gutter or fit a bathroom suit, they're neve going to do it

Do not get me started on lead welding and flashing chimneys, thats a roofers job these days, i did that s**t in my long a**e 5 year apprentaship and guess how many times ive done it since, erm never, tell you how many roofers i see doing it though, hundreds, oh but i did get taught how to make and weld the upstands for Flues and Soil stacks to come through the roof, oh wiat a minute they are alll pre fabbed now, so again not needed

Lets see why dont BG, teach them to use steel pipe, and commercial/ industrial instalation, because they dont **** do it, they do domestic only, i also did steel pipe installs, bending, threading etc etc on my long a**e apprentaship, never used it since, i dont need 2 , and im not ashamed to say i do domestic nat gas heating, im a qualified plumber also but dont do much plumbing anymore, i dont need to, Most of the long apprentaships are long because you do a load of s**t you never use

Oh 1 thing it didnt teach was how to patch walls/ ceilings/ make boxes s**t like that learnt all that on the job with my mentor, although i know 4 a fact BG install engineers get taught to plaster and patch and other RELEVENT things which are obviously needed

I went to Salford College mate, full apprentaship even worked a year b4 i started so was round 5 years, and i can say the College has1 boiler to work on, and nowhere near as much money to throw at training as BG, have you ever seen their workshops, so what is it that make Government run colleges so much better, i think nothing, its all down to the length of the course, BG is now 3 years, 3 years specialising in just fixing/ installing boilers, not doing every poss job you may ever need 2 do, so some might say they will be better trained than you or i now,

I take it you still have your putty on the van, for glazing because plumber USED to do that, i think they should also teach them to lead line wooden gutters

Also why does it bother you, if they're more specialised in 1 area, then its less competition 4 bathrooms, gutters, and lead flahing although i think the roofers might nick that 1 off you

Thanks Ollie for your valuable input, yes, I agree with a lot of what you are saying. Some of the skills we have learned will never be used.

As the Group CEO, i'm looking to the future & only want the best for my staff, including our current & future apprentices.

I'm sure there's plenty BG employees that are first class at their job, but by it's very nature they don't have a broad skills base for the Plumbing/Heating trade.

Thanks again Ollie for an interesting read.

No worries, glad you agree

 

[bengasman]

.....police knocked door and warned him he was using offensive racist language and said he would be arrested next time...

Did I miss something? Since when are ****** a race?

 

[sooey]

subhuman race??

 

[nickso]

Delta its 16k they charge if youre over 18,

he is actually right. scotch trainees need only pay 6-7k.

 

[DeltaT]

Nick son 'Scotch' is a drink. Scots is what we iz!!
£6K is far too much for a sh.te apprenticeship!! Have you seen the workmanship of the BG CPSs.....Pfffftttt!!!

Still pizzing my pants at Kev the ***** wind-up....
Oh Tom you're a little Devil!!!
Luv the new Power Flush vid Tom. Totally agree about Power Flush machines being a complete waste of money.

 

[kevplumb]

Still pizzing my pants at Kev the ***** wind-up.

didnt wind me up puller

didnt answer the question either you or your mate

btw i would get him an atlas if he thinks Atlanta is a state

your just a blowhard bullsh iter puller

 

[sooey]

Be fair....most people in Atlanta probably think England's part of Australia.

 

[DeltaT]

Oh, by the way. Still looking forward to our Pint, Nick. Do you know Easterhouse?

 

[DeltaT]

Be fair....most people in Atlanta probably think England's part of Australia.

None of them have a Passport Mantie la. Only about 5% of Yanks have one.
Some even think it would be safe to visit Liverpool!!!