How much experience to be considered a Time Served Painter?

[ALowe]

How much experience to be considered a Time Served Painter?

 

[Tigercubrider]

These days - once the first coat is dry

 

[bernardgreen]

Time Served Painter?

someone who has done time for breaking the law......... ?

 

[ALowe]

someone who has done time for breaking the law......... ?

It's nothing to do with that. It's a qualification requirement on job applications. I'm just trying to get a job.

 

[bernardgreen]

Sorry I was being ( trying to be ) lighthearted......

 

[Tigercubrider]

I would take the expression to indicate a completed apprenticeship - with paperwork

 

[sparkwright]

It could even be 40 years+, and still learning...

We never learn...

 

[Mottie]

I would take the expression to indicate a completed apprenticeship - with paperwork

Do/did they do apprenticeships in painting? My motor mechanic apprenticeship took four years which included a 6 month block release to college, weekly day release for a couple of years after that, skills testing at a National skills testing centre, City & Guilds technical examinations, apprentice log book etc etc.

 

[scbk]

It's nothing to do with that. It's a qualification requirement on job applications. I'm just trying to get a job.

In my mind, if you have to ask, it means you're not time served.


If you think you're good, still apply though. Tell them you've done x amount of painting, reliable, turn up on time etc. Ask if they want to trial you for a day, and if they think you're rubbish send you home. Won't work if they need you to have cscs etc, but maybe they would train you up.

 

[ALowe]

In my mind, if you have to ask, it means you're not time served.

If you think you're good, still apply though. Tell them you've done x amount of painting, reliable, turn up on time etc. Ask if they want to trial you for a day, and if they think you're rubbish send you home. Won't work if they need you to have cscs etc, but maybe they would train you up.

That's what I figured. Can't hurt to try. And I got my labourers CSCS a few days ago, so at least if they're willing, they wouldn't be breaking the law.