August 29th, 2011 
seo recently there has been more focus on young people to stay at school, finish their A levels and carry on to university. This has lead to more vocational routes being ignored. Young people, who maybe to well-suited to more ‘hands on work’, are being compelled to stay on a more academic career path.
The plumbing industry has seen the average age of working plumbers go up over the years, showing that the avenues once open to young people to be trained vocationally are closing.
With imminent campaigns to raise tuition fees, an high number of school leavers will be left wondering which job to pick. Where people once blamed universities of making it easy to get a degree, the raise in fees will force schools to show more clearly which other paths are open to school leavers. This will encourage schools to show their students other ways in which they can carry on learning after school, and professions in Plumbing will be one of the avenues in which people can learn while earning.
There are a few of varying ways in which people can obtain a plumbing qualification. Firstly you could attend college courses, where there would be specific training in aspects of pluming. Colleges have close links with the industry, which could lead to employment upon finishing the qualification. Secondly, there are apprenticeship opportunities, working with an employer. There would still be some theoretical aspects to this, and most applicants would attend college either one day a week or in a block week of learning every six weeks.
It is not only students who have been showing more interest in a career in Plumbing. People who have been let go from more office based jobs, have shown an interest in more ‘hands on’ profession.
For further information on a profession in plumbing, please follow the link below.
