[Tom Kelly]

Max - you've nothing to lose - get stuck in. Don't waste the little money you have on courses to start with - ask us and get stuck in.

Did I say get stuck in?

Can't waste money on fully funded training

[king marko]

sounds like i meet the criteria!
ill give the office a ring tomorrow

hi tom - is this open to anyone??
im based in grantham and might be interested

The course is open to anyone as long as you meet certain criteria!

1. 19 or over.
2. Lived in the UK or EU for the last 3 years or more.
3. No other Level 2 NVQ or equivalent.

[MaxT]

Ok,

So -- the best thing to do is invest in some trad equipment, and get stuck in.

Don't suppose there's such a thing as a low cost wfp setup?

Thanks again.

[DG Cleaning]

Yep, go for it

[MaxT]

Something like this no good to start wfp low budget?

http://www.omnipole.com/omnitrolley.htm

[DG Cleaning]

The trolley is only part of it. On top of that you need a pole with brush which for a half decent one will be the same again. Then you need to buy the reverse osmosis system with di possibly with boost pump depending on your mains water pressure, you need a tank which you could get from B&Q to filter the water into and finally 25L containers to carry the water in your car. It will be more than double what it costs to start trad. Also you haven't got any windows to clean yet so not as if working quicker is an issue.

[H2GoKent]

Something else - is there a reason for the turnover in this industry? There always seems to be more than a few rounds for sale, most of which haven't been built up too much.

The honest answer to this is that the job just doesn't suit everyone, but of course there is only one way to find out...

Why doesn't it suit everyone?
It can get cold, very cold - wear several thin layers
It can be boring - an mp3 player helps
Some consider it low status work - who cares? let them work for someone else if they want.
It can get lonely - but not if you're an anti-social old git like me, I love working on my own.
You have to be self motivating, or you'll end up doing almost nothing
DONT WORK CHEAPLY, you'll fill your time, but not your pockets.

Buy some basic kit and practice on your own windows for an hour or two..

[Helen]

Something else - is there a reason for the turnover in this industry? There always seems to be more than a few rounds for sale, most of which haven't been built up too much.

The honest answer to this is that the job just doesn't suit everyone, but of course there is only one way to find out...

Why doesn't it suit everyone?
It can get cold, very cold - wear several thin layers
It can be boring - an mp3 player helps
Some consider it low status work - who cares? let them work for someone else if they want.
It can get lonely - but not if you're an anti-social old git like me, I love working on my own.
You have to be self motivating, or you'll end up doing almost nothing
DONT WORK CHEAPLY, you'll fill your time, but not your pockets.

Buy some basic kit and practice on your own windows for an hour or two..

Very true.......
try doing your own for 6 hours a day 5 days a week, then you'll have a good idea if you will like it or not........after a certain amount of time one pane of glass looks very much like the last one you did, even if on a different property. 
We sold up, why?
to make money out of it which we did
because we had lost "the enjoyment" factor even when taking on high class, high earners.
started to hate doing it, which meant that eventually the standard would have dropped.
do we regret selling............ not a jot

[Caleb Morley]

What do you do now Helen?