Recent content by wayneski

ooohhh......that's original!

John Wayne...real name Marion :P

That's why I want to learn and learn properly. I'm all for "reality" which is why I'm asking you guys about the best way to get qualified....what I didn't ask for is "don't do it" with some purile rubbish about Sales & Marketing. No one's offered me even a most basic answer about how to go...

Hmmmmm...some helpful comments and some from people who are either angry at the world or disillusioned. Gasguru.....everything you buy in your trade from Grundfos pumps to Heatline accessories is because someone marketed the product and someone sold it into a merchants. If you advertise in...

Gasguru..... :) There's Sales and there's Sales....I've worked in so-called professional services working for Accountants and Lawyers....I'm not sure that helps my cause!!!!!

You hear about people re-training....how????? :roll: It is all geared to the school leavers . My only other option seems to be this which is £5k!!! for a 2 month course.: City and Guilds 6022 - 02 Copper Tube Advice & Installation Scheme City and Guilds 6032 Sanitary Domestic...

Thanks for the reply Softus.....you've hit the nail on the head. I want to acquire the skills and the knowledge and in due course qualifications to get myself up and running. Having come from a Sales & Marketing background I'm confident that I can find the customers. I'm not the sort of person...

Softus.....I was in Sales and Marketing but don't mistake me for "a suit" :D . I have also owned a pub and am very practical and mechanically minded....it may sound daft to a pro, but I can change radiator valves, fit thermostatic ones, balance the system, flush it annually, change pumps, use...

Hello, I would really appreciate the help of any qualified plumbing and heating professionals out there. Like many people, I am looking to re-train. With a wife and family to support I can't just stop work and spend 2 years doing an NVQ - I have to be earning an income. The NVQ route...