is it worth stayin at college ???

[ryanmc0305]

Hi all ,

just a quick post really , I was wondering if its worth me going back to college to complete the secound year of my ica level 2 (obviously in tilin lol ) because i see lots of peoples post here an they have been out on them 4 day courses and have started ther own buissnes from that ! i feel confident enough to get out there but most of my time is spent in college , well my main question is ;- is the qualification really that important ? and also whats the best way in your opinion to advertise ???

Thanks guys .

[falkirktiler]

Hi mate, I am one of the guys who went and did a course ,but i am employed by someone now , but if you had given me the option i would definately do the college thing and get qualified

[kilty55]

hi falkirk,,interesting to see your working for someone as most people ive spoke to are doing it self employed,are you working for a bathroom fitting company or a tiling company as such? do you feel this has been more beneficial for you as oppose to going it alone so to speak m8 after your course?

[ryanmc0305]

hey kilty55 your suposed to be givin me advise lol ! Thanks falkirk .

[kilty55]

hehe sorry mate bit of a hijack there,,personally if i had the chance id probably do the college route and get the qualification also and take the time to learn more matey as well good luck

[ryanmc0305]

thanks kilty , should be worth it the end , i hope lol !!!

[falkirktiler]

the company does full bathroom instalations with joiners,plumbers electricians and of course tilers. I had to tile a display in the bosses showroom to let him see if i was any good or not , and he must have liked what he saw. I would like to tell you that i want to work for myself , but the way the guys/gals are talking on here right now it's a relief to know that i don't have to go and hunt for work to pay the bills. As far as the company goes he is booked up for bathrooms into next year already and has been going for 25 years and he gets ALL his work by word of mouth, never advertises, so his rep means an awful lot, which can only reflect on the guys doing the job. I do consider myself very fortunate to have landed on my feet like this , i know not everyone will have the opportunity to work for somone else

hope this helps

[kilty55]

makes interesting reading falkirk,just good to see someone of a short course succeeding in a big company as oppose to going self employed as its the 1st one ive heard of,nice one sorry ryan i stole (borrowed your thread again m8)

[falkirktiler]

cheers pal self employed youself i take it? How's it going?

[cmurray]

Hi ryan, i have just recently done a short course to pick up the basics and only doing it at weekends til work picks up, but if i was you pal i would stick at it and get the qualifications.

[kilty55]

aye,quit the old day job 2 weeks ago and its going okay just now,,got a subby job on just now for someone and 4 weeks work lined up behind that for the time being with hopefully another few jobs in the pipeline so i cant complain,how long have u been tiling?

[cmurray]

not long kilty, only bout a month. been thinking about doing it for a while and neened to get away from general labouring. Just doing some jobs for friends and family at the mo, and advertising in my car. had a couple of interest from the ad so its a start.

[falkirktiler]

full time about a year now and learning all the time!!! but before that maybe a couple of years at weekends for folk and family jobs , then went on the course to see if what i was doing was ok or could be improved upon ,and absolutely loved it

[whitebeam]

Stick with the college if you can, If you get qualified you could get work abroad

[monty]

Stick with it mate.