Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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Originally posted by swedge
yeah think i will, like colin says i might not even get it but its better than sitting doing fuck all which i hate doing.
worked since i left school at 15 and now im 21
You got any Standard Grades? Id recommend what im doing but you need 1-3 in maths English, Physics etc. Im guessing if you left school at 15 you wont have 
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swedge
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Registered: 3rd Sep 07
Location: Hawick,scotland drives: 1.4 sri corsa
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yeah i still done my standard grades, got maths english physics PE all the rest were shit
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Originally posted by Colin
Rock & Roll if yer on the Dole! 
I thought it was £80, must have went up
Not forgetting...free prescriptions, free dentistry, free meals/uniform/travelcard for the kids, plus they'll pay nursery fees for you if the kids are young.
Hell, throw in a disability to boot and they'll give you £10k for a car
Can you tell I've been reading up on this shit recently?
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
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If you wanted to go to college you could always work on a bar in the evenings so you've got some money....
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Corsa_Joel
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Registered: 3rd May 07
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You sound like you want to do it so just go ahead and do it other peoples opinions don't matter
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swedge
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote:
Originally posted by Colin
Rock & Roll if yer on the Dole!
I thought it was £80, must have went up
Not forgetting...free prescriptions, free dentistry, free meals/uniform/travelcard for the kids, plus they'll pay nursery fees for you if the kids are young.
Hell, throw in a disability to boot and they'll give you £10k for a car
Can you tell I've been reading up on this shit recently?
lol id still like to earn my money than get it from the dole
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Brett
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Originally posted by swedge
lol id still like to earn my money than get it from the dole
yeah, I realise that. Sorry for the dole rant.
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bigdan
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Registered: 4th Jan 07
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i was like you wondering what to do
but i was in college and a job popped up
got the applicatoin form and handed it in thinking that i wouldnt get it,
ive now got the job earning £150 a week as an apprentice
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swedge
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Originally posted by bigdan
i was like you wondering what to do
but i was in college and a job popped up
got the applicatoin form and handed it in thinking that i wouldnt get it,
ive now got the job earning £150 a week as an apprentice
doing what?
good stuff, id rather have an apprenticeship than a college course as bursaries are pish, i would have a second job anyway which brings me in about £100+ a week anyway
[Edited on 18-03-2008 by swedge]
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baza31
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
You know what NVQ stands for? Not Very Qualified
2 years at shit pay for a level 2 NVQ? jesus I'd just do a proper job earning proper money, then do training on the side at weekends/evening.
? no its a step to where he wants to be. Usually people who come out with comments like that are ones that are going no where
i say take the job. Its not always about pay in the begining that will come in time
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bigdan
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quote:
Originally posted by swedge
quote:
Originally posted by bigdan
i was like you wondering what to do
but i was in college and a job popped up
got the applicatoin form and handed it in thinking that i wouldnt get it,
ive now got the job earning £150 a week as an apprentice
doing what?
good stuff, id rather have an apprenticeship than a college course as bursaries are pish, i would have a second job anyway which brings me in about £100+ a week anyway
[Edited on 18-03-2008 by swedge]
panel beater
more then likely for your first few months ya will be on shit pay then if ya good on ya review they might put you on more
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Joe
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Registered: 20th Jun 04
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Why not get a apprenticeship in a proper garage if thats what you fancy doing? Kwik fit is not mechanicing.
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bigdan
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if your wanting an apprentership now you gotta do it fast as most places wont touch you after your 22
[Edited on 18-03-2008 by bigdan]
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swedge
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Registered: 3rd Sep 07
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Originally posted by joe6886
Why not get a apprenticeship in a proper garage if thats what you fancy doing? Kwik fit is not mechanicing.
because i wont get an apprenticeship till ive done my first year at college, i dont want to go to college
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Originally posted by baza31
Usually people who come out with comments like that are ones that are going no where
Funny, the first time I heard it was from an engineer on £60 per hour. Fact is, I did an NVQ myself up to Level 3 and you know how useful it's been? Glass hammer springs to mind.
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ShEp
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I did a mechanical apprentiship with my local vauxhall garage and I have some advice for you
Stay clear of any fast fit apprentice positions, as you'll get stuck changing tyres and you WONT enjoy it
Don't take an apprentiship with a main dealer, as that was my downfall, as it's manufacturer specific and if you want to change jobs it could cause you hassle
Do not take the job in the fast fit garage you will as dave said learn nothing of any use to you, they pull young lads in and spit them out, as they pay them bugger all
You dont need 1 year in college before you can work in a garage,. and if a garage has told you that as a stipulation of them employing you just get on with it,
you can also do the same course as a night class at most colleges and it only lasts a few weeks
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DragonV
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Registered: 12th Feb 08
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Originally posted by loafofbrett
quote:
Originally posted by baza31
Usually people who come out with comments like that are ones that are going no where
Funny, the first time I heard it was from an engineer on £60 per hour. Fact is, I did an NVQ myself up to Level 3 and you know how useful it's been? Glass hammer springs to mind.
Oh well, its his choice if he wants to do it, just because you didnt use your qualification after dont mean he wont!
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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become a plumber
I started 4 years ago on £40 a week
that then went upto £150 in the 2nd yr, £200 as a third year, and im now getting £300 as a fourth year, ehrn I have passed my exams in June I can make as much as I want 
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Joe
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Could you make a million pounds a week? 
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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yeah, that would come from the casinos, strip club and drug dealers I have though 
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bieransri
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im in an apprenticeship with Arnold Clark
id say they pay their apprentices best out of the lot i applied for. its £120 a week to star with then goes up £100 at least, when you get level 1 done then again level 2 and so on.
also im based at a motorstore so i get to work on all brands of cars which will be useful if i ever want to move to another garage.
they own their own training centre in glasgow that is full of new equipment, cars etc.
i love it, its local, the lads there are sound and the moneys going up
i get to do all sorts of work too not just tyres and crap like that. got a transit engine to do thursday.
i got lucky as i was pretty much dropped in at the deep end as my mentor got sacked about 3 months after me starting so i was on my own with just the foremon checking my stuff but as i had previous knowledge(helped my dad at his work for a few months) they let me get on with servicing and 'proper' jobs straight away.
i do as much if not more than some of the fully qualified techs now
they take on every year and theres branches all over the place, more so in scotland so look out for a vacancy
and yes kwik fit is crap. mate works at a similar place and hates it cause its just tyres and exhausts all the time
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antmashed
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Registered: 2nd Aug 06
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tbh i wouldnt work for £5665 a year
and im 17
[Edited on 18-03-2008 by antmashed]
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swedge
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Registered: 3rd Sep 07
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quote:
Originally posted by antmashed
tbh i wouldnt work for £5665 a year
and im 17
[Edited on 18-03-2008 by antmashed]
yeah pretty pish wage but ive been told its ok for an apprentice, im also earn £100+ a week on another job
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
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so happy i went into building and not mechanics
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
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jesus... Some of these wages?  they're practically as low as a paper round.
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