05-11-2014, 08:02 PM
(05-11-2014, 02:14 PM)Poodle Wrote: Er, congratulations Sam?
(05-11-2014, 11:11 AM)Iceman299 Wrote: It's never too late. I'm 28 and have decided to go back to college and do motor vehicle. I spent all my life working in retail management but decided it's not what i want to do for the rest of my life.
If you're going to stick to what you're doing now, then just do a course oart time from home or in the evenings
Same here, same age and everything lol. Looked hard to find a place willing to take me on without relevant quals or experience and spent the next 18 months emptying bins, sweeping floors and turning lights on and off for the mot tester. Another year on and i've nearly completed my vcq and am working as a technician, worth the crap work and wages all day long imo.
I would suggest starting with some Saturday work or similar, it'll give you a better idea of what it'll be like full time and give you the chance to make contacts - it's not what you know...
I left a job at Jaguar Land Rover earning more than what most mechanics do, but production line is so bloody boring! My aim is to go back there once i have a few years experience and get my level 2 & 3.
On a side note, i've realised why it's so hard to find a decent mechanic, the people on the course are only doing it as they have no other option and are so thick its unreal lol atleast my tutor lets me use the workshop/tools whenever i want