{"id":1056,"date":"2010-05-15T06:10:18","date_gmt":"2010-05-14T23:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-fast-track-plumbing-courses-just-money-down-the-drain\/"},"modified":"2016-01-09T13:29:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-09T06:29:04","slug":"are-fast-track-plumbing-courses-just-money-down-the-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/are-fast-track-plumbing-courses-just-money-down-the-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Are fast-track plumbing courses just money down the drain?"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nUnemployed people, desperate for new jobs in a tough market, are paying thousands for short courses in plumbing \u2013 only to find they still can’t get workPrivate training companies are encouraging unemployed people to borrow thousands of pounds for fast-track plumbing courses which are of little use in the present jobs market. Companies tell potential trainees they can become a competent plumber in six weeks and may promise huge future earnings. But the reality for many trainees is that there is no work afterwards and they are left with crippling debt.”We are constantly getting calls from people who have paid up to \u00a38,000 for these mainly theoretical courses, who think they are a qualified plumber and want to register with us,” says Paul Lippett, chief executive of the Joint Industry Board for Plumbing and Mechanical Engineering, which issues health and safety cards to plumbers. “It’s very sad, but we have to tell them the City & Guilds technical certificates these courses provide do not entitle them to register as a plumber.” Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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