How can I become a Plumber?

[ice cold rad man]

What's the best way to go about becoming a plumber?
I would prefer to hold down my day job concurrently while training.

It goes without saying, any advice would be much appreciated.

 

[oilman]

Sorry, this is the wrong forum for this type of question. Try www.plumbingpages.com
which is a professional rather than DIY forum, and they have lots of posts on this subject.

Best of luck.

 

[oilman]

 

[nstreet]

I looked into re-training in the building trades a year ago whilst facing redundancy. If you are over 25 and under 55 forget about getting an apprenticeship, unless its a private one.

I believe you can do an NVQ as an introduction, can't remember if its a year or two part time. All other levels require assessment of your work, which you can't do unless you have a job in the trade, which is unlikely unless it's an apprenticeship.

 

[ice cold rad man]

thanks for the replies

sounds like it might not be that easy. i am 35.

i did hear that NVQ means Not Very Qualified....

 

[masona]

sounds like it might not be that easy. i am 35.

Don't give up yet ! We have the biggest shortage of plumber's in this country.So I wouldn't have thought it should be a problem but might have to be patient though.