Getting into a trade
How to get into a job in the UK: the tickets, the training, the pay and the first step.
The route from apprentice to qualified technician and on to MOT testing, with what the courses cost, what the trade pays and the truth about tools, targets and cold workshops.
6 min readWhat it takes to get a Class 2 or Class 1 licence, what the training and Driver CPC cost, the pay to expect and the realities of tachographs, nights out and early starts.
6 min readThe real route to qualifying as an electrician, from apprenticeship and NVQ to the AM2 and an ECS gold card, plus what the courses cost and what the trade pays.
6 min readOne of the easiest UK sectors to enter and one of the fastest to progress in once you are ticketed. What the job involves, what forklift training costs and what it pays.
6 min readTeaching assistant roles suit people who want term time hours, but the pro rata pay surprises applicants. Here is the qualification route, the DBS process, honest pay and how to progress.
6 min readGetting an SIA licence takes about a week of training and a background check. Here is what the course covers, what it costs, what security work pays and which sectors are worth aiming for.
6 min readWhat plumbing actually involves, the Level 2 and 3 route, how Gas Safe registration really works, what the tickets cost and the pay you can expect employed or self employed.
6 min readConstruction will take you on with one card and a pair of boots. How the CSCS colours work, which plant tickets pay, what site life is like and how labourers become skilled operatives.
6 min readMachining pays well and trains people from scratch on nights. Here is what setters and programmers actually do, the apprenticeship and college routes, realistic pay and the shift patterns involved.
6 min readKitchens will train you from nothing, but the hours are the price. Here is how the brigade works, what qualifications you actually need, realistic pay by grade and how to get a first section.
6 min readCare work needs no qualifications to start, but it asks a lot of you. Here is what the job involves, the DBS and Care Certificate process, realistic pay and how to move up.
6 min readIf you already work in care you do not have to start again. The apprenticeship, nursing associate and degree routes to an NMC pin, what they cost and what the training is really like.
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