So you want to be a PLUMBER? Here's why you should get a plumbing apprenticeship
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2021
- Do you want to be a plumber? If you do this video might give you an Idea of what to expect…and why you should do It! A plumbing apprenticeship or training schedule isn't for everyone. You should think carefully about this as a career choice. But if you're prepared to work hard and be opwn with people, you'll thrive!
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This is a video I made a few months ago (summertime) but never published it. Although it’s now come in handy because I’m currently in Spain sunning myself in Tenerife!
Just seen you on a wilo poster in bss looking smart mate
So did you start out studying domestic plumbing or HVAC ?
Man, that is so inspirational, thank you for your hard work and handling down your knowledge to others. To see you from the 1st videos how much you have improved and changed, your dad must be well proud. Your a top man James and thank you.
Great video James, coming up to 3 years out my time in the industrial/commercial side of the heating industry. Would recommend an apprenticeship to anyone, no debt like you’d have with uni and great money towards the end and when qualified. Enjoy the holiday 👍🏼
Great video and a great insight into the industry. I'm 34, currently re training as a plumber in college of an evening. Wish I had gotten a trade sooner but fell into a job earning good money but didn't enjoy it. But now I'm really enjoying plumbing, doing jobs for friends and family. Looking forward to what the future holds. Alot of your videos have come in handy and I have learnt alot from them 👍👍
Hi mate just wondering how it’s going for you now? I’m doing an evening plumbing course in college atm too
@@Alex.Image1 how do you get onto an evening course? Im 33 and wish I done an apprenticeship years ago!
@@roryanderson9374 luckily there was one available in a college not too far from me, have a look online for part time plumbing courses 👍🏻
I'm 35 and starting evening college doing a plumbing course... again wish I done it years ago but no excuse not to start now 👍🏻👍🏻 all the best
@@Alex.Image1 hi what qualification are you studying for and how’s it going
I used to go out on site with my dad when I was at school. This was early 80s. He was a plumber and I would go out with him during school holidays. It was great because he would pay me too! Just done some plumbing in my new house and those smells, the solder, the flux etc really bought back those memories for me 40 years later. I still ring him for advice before starting a job. I never followed in his footsteps but those days working with him will be with me always
Top lad James and a great character, great advise for our young people of today 👍👍
Im 24 and currently thinking of doing a plumber trade, i always wanted to be a firefighter but that fell through, made me very depressed and for the last couple of years ive been dossing and not doing anything until i seen a plumber trade, this video has made my decision so thank you
Hi, same age how's it going for you?
I just finished my nvq for plumbing. At 35 so it's possible. I am now working full time on new builds. Money is alight but the future money will be excellent. I was in the same position after not being able to join up. Was depressed but getting a trade and getting on site will help. Lots of money to be made.
Same here bro im 28 and was doing firefighting/ems last year and totally hated the ems side so i left and felt disappointed. I didnt want to go to back to a dead end job i so i decided to apply for the plumbing union and they accepted me to start an apprenticeship this spring
I went through the same with my dad and your right the smell of the flux, solder, and jointing compound remind me of my late dad giving me my introduction to plumbing in 1974 and I've been at it since,
People underestimate the importance of a father role model and the benefits of having a man in the life of children especially boys.
Boys that have a good father are less likely to end up in trouble or jail.
Man are essential part of a family.
Cracking content mate and something young people need to see.
Just started my 4 year apprenticeship plumbing I’m loving everything about it I know I’ll get there one day love videos like this inspires me to be a better apprentice thanks for all the amazing videos helps me everyday
how did you get the apprenticeship bro ?
@@55yves80 look up local unions near you some might have an apprenticeship or maybe even some plumbing companies have apprenticeships
Great video. I’m currently in my 3rd year doing the apprenticeship and with a large company who I haven’t done plumbing for yet which is ridiculous but watching things like this really want me to get stuck In.
For those youngsters watching this,this is some great advice,plumbing is a fascinating trade.
Look after that man, you won't have him forever.
Taking him flying next week if the weather’s good!
2 guys I watch in the same comment section! Guys I’m 42, to old to learn plumbing?
Is doing a trade a waste of time
@@heroicflawzyt3610 earning money, learning practical skills, using your hands and body. Yup, it’s an absolute waste of time. Better to stay at home with your parents so you can sleep when you want, play games, jerk off and let them pay for everything
@@buffoonustroglodytus4688Lmao definitely not trying to be that person in life lol but I’m sure I will be able to get a good job and get my life in order
Great vid mate, I first went to six form to become a sports scientist, not being able to do that I turned to plumbing about 7 years ago, must admit the 4 year apprenticeship was bloody hard, but best thing I've ever done, now I'm a fully qualified plumbing, heating and gas engineer 👍
This is such a good video for apprenticeships, i have been qualified for just over a year not but throughout my course I watched your videos on how to do certain type of jobs. I have never looked back since I stopped hairdressing
Hi James
Good to see your dad
Im watching and learning from your videos for last few years. Good to know you and your dad trained and work in this area.
I live in BSE ,Just started Gas course at Able skills.
Sound advice and good to hear James lad.. One day I may take the plunge and do for myself time will tell!
Currently finishing up my Gas Exams, through level 1, nvq level 2 & nvq level 3 long haul with covid into 6th academic year, worked in banking for 14 years and never looked back yet...
Apart from everything the money can be really good, work to live don't live to work 🙏 💯
Completed my City and Guilds level 2 back in 2019 at the age of 37. The plan being to become a plumber. Unfortunately I couldn't get anyone to take me on for the NVQ assessments. Long story short I now work for a large water undertaker as a Water Regulations Engineer. I have since take qualifications in water regs and legionella. I have also offered to work for free to local plumbers to again the NVQ element with no luck. Just thankful I got a good job in water utilities.
So what’s the point of this course if you then struggle to get your nvq I’m in the same position right now and not sure what to do really
@@danielabramov887 im paying £4200 for a gas safe ACS course. So much classroom then 6months minimum getting 40 pieces of evidence and then exams and im fully qualified. Should take around 10 months. You need a friend who is a plumber or you'll struggle to get all 40 pieces of evidence mate.
35 yrs old, I completed 5 weeks of my city and guilds level 2 end of 2023, but got discouraged by potentially completing the course and then having no one willing to take me on as an Apprentice - being the age I am (all the other course mates were early 20's). 9 months and I still want to be a plumber... Looking for advice.
Fair play to ya James you seem like a good guy and give good encouragement to youg lads starting out
Great video. I want to show this to my son. Hold tight 👍
What a fantastic video encouraging people into trades. Cracking work. Love it
James GREAT VIDEO.
INSPIRATIONAL informative fun Simon are all your videos.
Love the fact you highlighted some of your slip ups along the way together with your achievement. Great to see you getting your Dad involved too with his great insight.
Thank you James for what you do.
Wishing you and your family all the very best.
Cheers Simon. No worries. ❤️
Great story of life with you and your Dad, you’ve done well.
Hi, I used to be Chartered Accountant and worked in finance in international companies for many years. The stress of the job and office life got to me at the end and I did a plumbing training 10 years ago and has been self-employed plumber since - never regreted it!! Used to watch Plumberparts a lot at the beginning, it was a huge help. Thanks James!!
That's great to hear how's the money?
Hey Alex, your situation is similar to mine. I'm 28 so I'm not like the younger guys out there, please, do you have any tips on writing a cover letter to a potential employer to get an apprenticeship??
Youre an inspiration mate God bless you.
Brilliant video again James. Really motivational and useful comments about the soft skills you also need to develop to move forward in life. Enjoy your holiday pal☀️🍺.
Currently Im living abroad teaching English but im considering going back home to Canada and getting into the plumbing or welding trade, the more i watch videos like this the more excited i get
I’m 44 and have got fed up with the corporate sector. I’m retraining now and signed up for the level 2 (0635).
Never too old.
good luck man!
Keep us updated on how you get on with the training. And good luck 👍
I’m 42, I earn a damn good wage with bonuses & employer benefits.
But there are many negatives to my career..
Am 19 sitting exams for level 3 this month very existing indeed
How's it going?
This is a great vid. I can totally relate to this. I'm not a plumber, but I've spent 35 years on the tools. You can't beat it. Banter, good humour, a great sense of achievement when you fix something shitty. Even after all these years I still get a buzz when I get a good result.
Put it this way - so many people in the modern workplace spend their lives sat in front of a pc, every minute of their day being monitored, office politics - all that bullshit. nah, that's not for me. Get an apprenticeship, get on the tools, get to college. If you enjoy your job, work isn't a chore.
Hi James, we really like your videos. Please could you do a video at some point on cross head/manual radiator valves as we can’t find any videos featuring problems with these. We have them on our bathroom radiator which is having issues not heating up.
sounds like a good company you first worked for, I've done industrial doors for 32 years and many aspects of it and the best thing is the people you meet on site , some I've been going for over 20 years it turns into a family and that's the biggest step as once you have trust on site that's 60% of the job done as they know your not telling them lies when the job turns expensive, and its very nice when they request you back too site
This was a great video, although I am a spark and wires have always been my love. When any of my own plumbing jobs came along real plumbers are always helpful in in fact you meet so many tradesmen while on the job advice is never a problem. When needing a house came along the number of people who I had meet through work was invaluable. Right from my solicitor to a friend with JCBs made it into a DIY home build job. Keep up the good work, my wife thinks I am a bit odd watching the videos and especially when I treat nice tools like pieces of jewellery.
Great advice for all men and women. Your dads looking well too.
Currently Im living abroad teaching English but im considering going back home to Canada and getting into the plumbing or welding trade, the more i watch videos like this the more excited i get to go on and join a union to get trained
spot on just got qualified I love it ,would not do anything else
Great video and great to see your dad who got you started and you learned so much from him. Back then it was old school and i still look up to my dad when iam in a world of sh1t 😮
Great Vid!!
Great advice there. Get a trade, can always do uni later.
i suspect society would be 100x better off as a whole if this advice had been widespread in the 90s instead of the obsession with degrees at the time
Good video. I'm 36 years old and working in engineering. But when company I worked for 10 years bankrupt my and my mate decided to change our profession. So I start my NVQ level 2. Hoping soon start working in this industry 😊
Do you start straight away without level 1?
@@zaidbenriane767Yh, level 1 is useless apparently- should be scrapped
I have just watched this, and how uncanny is this, my grandson went to the local collage today to look at courses.
He is not yet 100% sure what trade to get into, but this vidio applies to all trades.
So I am going to make him watch this and hope it helps...
Well done you for a great vid', and I hope it inspires lots of young kids to get a trade.
Art collage?
Great video. I should definitely have gone that route and not uni!!! Came out of uni knowing NOTHING useful for my future career!!!!!!
I am the same. Uni was good but it never really gave me anything to use in life as a career. I am really not sure what to do with myself anymore.
Sounds like I went through a similar apprenticeship your dad. I left that industry for civil/structural engineering to get a degree but now after 6 years I’d like to get gas safe and get back on the tools.
What do you think of going through a training centre? I have an NVQ in mechanical engineering maintenance but would like to get into the domestic market.
HI, Just purchased a Honeywell TR3 Thermostat and fitted it, Just need to know what happens if I have a power cut, does it need resetting or will it work like normal when the power is back on ,thank you
Inspirational , I’m 24 and have recently started my plumbing journey . Good luck to everyone ☮️
@@thedarkninja5888 indeed or local businesses
Gosh I wish I was a younger man and able to take up a plumbing course. I have turned 62 and I wish I had achieved it.
From and outsider looking in I think even in the later stages of a trade person's life he/she can do light work to keep active
Hi James. I am in Norwich area. I am keen to learn to be a plumber.
Great videos.
Great video James.
Do you now rely on your CZcams as your full time job?
Good video and content in general but how do you make time for CZcams videos if you're so busy? Or have you semi-retired? Interesting video. 👍
my apprenticeship was garbage .. but im thankful for it as i wouldnt be where im at today.
I'm 40 something working as a registered healthcare professional, but plumbing become my hobby to the point, I started to seriously think about changing the profession. James - plumbing ambassador - has played some role in it.
Did you do this? I'm in a similar situation
@@colinobrien3394 im about to start a plumbing course. Go for it mate
Great story 👍
7th floor story is great
so hard to get an apprenticeship
That is what I have said to any kids I know, is unless you are doing a degree at uni that will lead to a job ie DR, dentist, architect etc get an apprenticeship in a trade or at an engineering company.
Thanks for the video.. I'm 46 and want to start in the plumbing trade. Any guidance where to start or go about doing so..
I’m 31, been a mate/improver for 3 years. I’m finally getting round to doing my nvq level 2 at the cost of £4800… wish I went collage all them years ago😅
How’s its going, I’m starting 02/01/24
Could someone please answer my question please. I’m currently studying plumbing I love it a lot. But I’m abit scared of going into peoples homes. What is it like doing domestic plumbing. Are there any issues I should be careful of?
You're a good lad👍🇬🇧
I’d love to be a plumber but I’m disabled and have two chronic health conditions that make it difficult to move or co ordinate my limbs. I do my own plumbing in very slow time, it takes me about a week to do what an average plumber would do in about an hour. The upside of this is what I do manage to do is well thought out. Sadly I’ll never make any money through plumbing, so what I need to do is convince a group of plumbers to just give me a slice of their earnings…anyone interested? Thought not!
I'm 39 and starting a NQ in electrical installation, plumbing and BSE Skills college course in August. Will I struggle to find an employer to take me on as an apprentice because of my age?
Great video and what a top fella your Dad is…
Apprenticeships are rather difficult to acquire in later life though.
Did my City & Guilds Level 2 but unfortunately getting an Apprenticeship just did not materialise
Try getting housing associations , I know of one in Birmingham that advertised for them
I’m looking into plumbing schools here in NYC. The school that I like is 5 stars and it’s $18,000. I’m 23 years old, I am a felon but I am a hard worker. A lot of people are telling me to get into trades by the school or find an apprenticeship job. I can’t find any jobs that won’t take me without school, should I just go to the school? I’m very nervous about dropping out cause it might be to hard. But I’m not trying to stay in that mind set. I never liked school, never really built things or fixed things. But I have nothing to loose by going into school, can you give me some advice in this situation? I heard plumbing jobs are felon friendly. I just want something that will help me make good money and a career.
Hello, any professional recommended by you in NW London? Thanks!!
I'll be 29 in January and have really been thinking about learning a trade. I've been leaning heavily into HVAC or plumbing.
Hi, love the channel. Just wondering if you would recommend training academies for a complete newbie like me? I looked at Access Training which seem to be okay. They say they can help you find work with large companies. Just wondering what your thoughts are?
Hi Dave. We run our training academy for the basics in plumbing here - people love it: www.learnplumbingonline.com
My apprentice years were the best years of my life.
How do I get into a plumbing apprenticeship. And do I have to pay.
I said it before,if i had to do it all over again i would have been a plumber or a spark.
I’m currently looking for a plumbers mate or plumber improver job
Any advice of where I can get one in London?
How much money do you need to start a business as a plumer
Doing my level 2 in plumbing this year and then next year im going to do my level 3 with a aprentaship hopefully
What happens after that ?
I'm 40 and my plumbing experience has gone from zero to installing a new radiator in my bathroom in the space of about a year. Pretty much done from the videos I watch here. Any plumbing bits I've done have had an issue along the way but I have managed to work it out.
IF in my ripe old age I wanted to get on to becoming a plumber what do I need to do?
Im 40 and im about to get qualified. Find a good course mate. Go for it
Firstly, be aware that there's a LOT of driving. A LOT! Do you live in a good area? What's the competition like?
The cash. Locksmith, plumber, electrician. Show up when you like. Charge what you like.
I’m 25 and have been working on farms since I was about 10 years old, I have no experience in plumbing but have been thinking about a change.
Is 25 too late to start an apprenticeship?
No. I started one at 33.
Hello Plumber Parts,
I'm unsure why I wasted my time watching your video for a job that is definitely not for me ( I am not male, white, qualified, strong, healthy) but the long term unemployment as well as chronic illness has increased my desperation to get ANY entry level job, especially during this cost of living crisis, and with
I can't even drive yet in spite of getting into debts from the amount of driving lessons I invested in.
I envy people in any industry who have jobs.
Anyway, I learned that plumbers actually have thorough training and it's also got me thinking that it would be nice to have more women working within plumbing for the sake of equality.
PS I felt very emotional listening to your father speaking with knowledge and pride.
My father passed away last year, he never taught me such things as my parents had stopped working by the time I was born.
Protect your father as long as you can,once they're gone it all changes.
Back in my school days it seemed to be the duffers and layabouts who wanted to learn building trades but they're the ones whi ended up earning decent money and getting job satisfaction. So they weren't that thick after all!
My father's a Plumber, and I'm a Plumber too. Like father, like son. 😅
Do you think 38 to late to retrain to be a plumber
Is getting an apprenticeship at an older age (50+) even possible?
I’ve got my level 2 and 3 city and guilds in plumbing studies but couldn’t get an apprenticeship anywhere. I would love to be an apprentice even for free. My passion is plumbing but I end up getting depressed. I’m now working as a maintenance technician for Marriott hotel but I’ll snap at the opportunity to be an apprenticeship 😅
Thanks for the insight , your old man is fun 😄
Can't get enough apprentices here in Ireland!
Hang around plumbers merchants, real early and show willing.
Provide evidence of qualifications. Good luck.
Just get on agency plumbing jobs the amount of chances you get in the industry just learn as you go like everyone else does! Fake it till you make it!
A lot of plumbers aren't aware of the benefits they can receive by taking on an apprentice. With all the grant funding it's a no-brainer, especially for those sole traders looking to expand but unsure if they can. You can read up the benefits then sell yourself and the benefits to them.
Is it possible to find job after college? Without apprenteship, I don't want apprenteship for 18000 per year. Am 37byears old. I need real job for real serious salary. All vacancies required 2-3 years of experience
2 months into my level 2 plumbing course in college, I’m 24 and looking for a change of career am I too old for an apprenticeship?
Never too late I’m 21 I just started them online plumbing course
@@robinemanuels8637I’m 21 and starting one soon how has your journey gone?
Bloody impossible to get one called about 150 companies offered to work for free no one has offered me any
Hi, I’m 36 and thinking about this. Is it possible to learn/do an apprenticeship part time?
What courses do you have to do?
I have a question do you need science gcse to do pluming? If you do can you resit it in the course
No but it helps.
@@plumberparts okay thanks coz I don't think il pass the science gcse🤣 thanks for telling me man
i just started my level 2 plumbing course and i’m shitting myself. i can’t remember my theory routes.
Well there will be very few true plumbers, plumber comes from the Latin plumbo which means worker of lead , when I served my time we covered all aspects of plumbing including lead-work I doubt there are many of us left , my local college doesn’t teach lead-work to apprentices as it’s too expensive then again the tutors probably don’t have a clue either
So, what's a realistic average salary I would make as a self employed plumber?
80k a year
Eh I know a lad at our place he gets £13 an hr as a plumber my mate asked him to move a radiator pipe to get a bigger radiator on he tried to charge £140 for an hours work lol he ended up doing it for nothing because they ended up arguing an he just threw him out, greedy that.
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Hi Mr James very nice your tolk
I like to work with you as a plumber
If you won't to hair me i have a good experience on this fild
Hello sir I m plumber from india because I need jop pliz help me
How to get into plumbing? Have a dad
the trick is getting the apprenticeship since a lot of companies will give you shit clients, shit pay and even refuse to certify you after.
I seriously considering plumbing. Is 33 too late ?
Never to late
No mate. Would you consider taking an online plumbing course that I’m writing?
@@plumberparts I bad a math should I still be a plumber
Strangely specific but for a British plumber you look an awful lot like an Australian surfer lol
13:07 breaking the rules ;) naughty boy
I'm 44 is this to late?
No mate!
Im 42 am i too old to learn plumbing?
Never too late
@philip7942 thank you 😊 🙏🏽