paulyoung666
Distinguished Member
.... doing one through my employers in a couple of weeks , just wondering if anyone has done one or indeed knows what i can expect to be doing
On the other hand they may just decide to teach you how to make tea and coffee as that is the most important thing that any apprentice should learn
Fwiw, I'm a pipefitter and sparks are seen as the enemy to a certain extent
They always get the priority these days, because most M/E companies are run by sparks who seem to think it's easier to re-route a steel pipe as opposed to a few bits of wire.
(Dons flame-proof coat )
Tbf, it does say Basic in the title.
I remember as part of my Apprenticeship doing a similar thing.
I don't remember a single thing that I learned, as I already knew it.
We had half a day on how to wire a plug correctly, for example
But then it was over 30 years ago, when they used to do things properly.
And I was only 16
Fwiw, I'm a pipefitter and sparks are seen as the enemy to a certain extent
They always get the priority these days, because most M/E companies are run by sparks who seem to think it's easier to re-route a steel pipe as opposed to a few bits of wire.
(Dons flame-proof coat )
you little liar you!
bloody pipefitters always get priority, and if by some small chance we manage to get into an area before them (usually because they haven't used there amount of Chat hours in a day ) we end up having to redo what we have done as the pipefitters don't know how to read there own blooming drawings
Anyway isn't a pipefitter just an electrician who's had a lobotomy
i thought a pipefitter was a plumber with his brains kicked in
Tray work, conduit forming, trunking, armoured cable glanding, cable sizing, cable routing etc etc etc
Was an Industrial electrician/foreman for years but not really sure what they will want to cover and how in-depth they will want to go but these are the bread and butter things that an Industrial electrician tends to do.
On the other hand they may just decide to teach you how to make tea and coffee as that is the most important thing that any apprentice should learn
Spot on
Good question actually and I'll be interested to know the answer (I'm not a spark)
Given that you can apparently learn to be a plumber in 6 weeks , it might even go further than that.
Industrial electricians course in 2 weeks!
Good luck with that!
Tbf, it does say Basic in the title.
I remember as part of my Apprenticeship doing a similar thing.
I don't remember a single thing that I learned, as I already knew it.
We had half a day on how to wire a plug correctly, for example
But then it was over 30 years ago, when they used to do things properly.
And I was only 16
Fwiw, I'm a pipefitter and sparks are seen as the enemy to a certain extent
They always get the priority these days, because most M/E companies are run by sparks who seem to think it's easier to re-route a steel pipe as opposed to a few bits of wire.
(Dons flame-proof coat )
good grief what have i started
so , you are one step beneath me as i am a Mech Fitter ( that should get things fizzing )
Sparks = Advanced cable pullers
Anyone completed the circuit yet?
Dont start me on the wet trades
are you talking about the oldest trade in the world, practised mainly by the fairer sex?
Now we all know, that most plumbers are failed electricians.
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