Plumbing lecturer

[Matt887]

Has anyone worked as one, or done it part time to see if it was a good fit for them?

 

[diyjunky]

I worked as a lecturer in electronics and computing but knew several plumbing and electrical lecturers. They all had a side hustle of working on trade jobs in evening, weekends and holidays. Lecturers have a lot of paperwork and assessments and nobody liked this side of the job. Colleges also have instructors who literally do practical demos etc but they don’t get involved in theory lessons. In theory lessons you would be explaining about the properties of copper and basic science of thermal expansion etc, etc. There is obviously the Law and regulations side etc.
To lecture, you will need a teaching qualification but you will be able to do this alongside your teaching. I enjoyed teaching but I am an academic person. Teaching trades is not so academic but it does have its own set of challenges to cope with. The job is harder now than it used to be with longer teaching hours but it’s still a worthwhile profession particularly if you naturally enjoy explaining things and working with young people. The holidays compensate for the moderate salary and there’s a decent pension too.
Good luck.

 

[Matt887]

Thanks it was 24 hours teaching

 

[Matt887]

On a 35 hour working week

 

[denso13]

I remember 35 hour week, 28 hours teaching, 7 hours prep.

 

[diyjunky]

28 hours seems very high for a lecturer, when I left 18 months ago it was 24.
When I started it was 17 hours teaching per week, and we still moaned !

 

[Matt887]

This is 24 hours teaching

 

[Matt887]

28 hours seems very high for a lecturer, when I left 18 months ago it was 24.
When I started it was 17 hours teaching per week, and we still moaned !

How long did you do it for?

 

[Matt887]

I remember 35 hour week, 28 hours teaching, 7 hours prep.

Did you lecture?

 

[diyjunky]

26 years (life sentence)

 

[denso13]

Did you lecture?

For a bit, yes.

 

[Matt887]

What were both your opinions on it please?

 

[Matt887]

I was wondering how the pensions work. It's a teachers pension? But FE colleges are private sector?

 

[denso13]

What were both your opinions on it please?

Didn't come to much for me, started off part time which wasn't a substitute for what I was earning self employed. Maybe if I'd stuck at it and been offered something full time it would have worked out, but I was earning next to nothing part time.

 

[denso13]

28 hours seems very high for a lecturer, when I left 18 months ago it was 24.

I left 20 years ago, 4 days teaching, 1 day prep.