[sunshine windows]

Just curious what level of education each of you have.

Window cleaning is notorious for attracting the dregs of the educational system. School drop outs etc. I was wondering if there are any well educated people turning to window cleaning, as there's good money involved?

I have no shame in admitting I couldn't have given a crap about my schooling when I was there, but regret not applying myself, as I consider myself far from stupid.

I only gained 1xC, 2xD and 3xF's at GCSE level.

Any brain surgeons out there? 

[Dave Willis]

No, but I was a plastic surgeon. I've raised a few eyebrows in my time let me tell you.

[Smudger]

Pretty average

CSE's in my day - ccouple of grade 1's some grade 2's and a 3

The rest are trade qualifications such as city and guilds, ilm ( management qualification ) nvq's level 3
I can also inspect and certificate ladders 
Ipaf 

But it's not all about education certs, knowing the molecular make up of water and vision additive won't make you a great window cleaner...

Darran

[8weekly]

Degree in English Literature & Philosophy. 

[Walter Mitty]

I left school at 15 back in the 70s; it was the last year that this was permitted.  I could have done well at school but my home life was badly against me.
I'm in my late 50s and went to evening class a while back.  It has always wrankled a bit that I left without any GCSEs (O levels back then).  There were free maths and English classes under some government scheme to encourage numeracy and literacy.  After a few weeks the English teacher asked me why I had bothered.  Apparently, some of the work I was submitting was close to A level standard - in a GCSE class.  I was genuinely shocked as I thought most people could write like that.  Anyway, I was one of four people (out of about a hundred) who got the A star grade, with the feedback that I would have received a higher mark if the rules permitted.
It left me contemplating what might have been ...

[Mick Kent]

None and i also do the job my teachers said i would end up doing. 

[SeanK]

Pretty average

CSE's in my day - ccouple of grade 1's some grade 2's and a 3

The rest are trade qualifications such as city and guilds, ilm ( management qualification ) nvq's level 3
I can also inspect and certificate ladders 
Ipaf 

But it's not all about education certs, knowing the molecular make up of water and vision additive won't make you a great window cleaner...

Darran

Maybe not but it would certainly stop somebody taking you for a mug and remove the possibility of you making a fool out of
yourself in front of a customer.
Can you imagine trying to use Vision as a selling point to a customer with a basic knowledge of chemistry , it certainly
wouldn't do anything to improve our already poor reputations.

[colin bird]

No, but I was a plastic surgeon. I've raised a few eyebrows in my time let me tell you.

Dave always funny nice one

[colin bird]

None and i also do the job my teachers said i would end up doing. 

Nice one but they didn't think you would earn more than them

[deeege]

I left school at 15 back in the 70s; it was the last year that this was permitted.  I could have done well at school but my home life was badly against me.
I'm in my late 50s and went to evening class a while back.  It has always wrankled a bit that I left without any GCSEs (O levels back then).  There were free maths and English classes under some government scheme to encourage numeracy and literacy.  After a few weeks the English teacher asked me why I had bothered.  Apparently, some of the work I was submitting was close to A level standard - in a GCSE class.  I was genuinely shocked as I thought most people could write like that.  Anyway, I was one of four people (out of about a hundred) who got the A star grade, with the feedback that I would have received a higher mark if the rules permitted.
It left me contemplating what might have been ...

Brought a tear to my eye that did mate!

Never give up your dream of literary perfection. If you made the top 4% at the local nightschool you truly are wasted as a window cleaner! Dream higher!

[rosskesava]

Brought a tear to my eye that did mate!

Never give up your dream of literary perfection. If you made the top 4% at the local nightschool you truly are wasted as a window cleaner! Dream higher!

No one is wasted as a window cleaner, what ever that means exactly. You go to work and you earn your money by your own efforts. What is so 'wasted' about that?

I have good qualifications and I think a being window cleaner is perfectly good enough.

[deeege]

Brought a tear to my eye that did mate!

Never give up your dream of literary perfection. If you made the top 4% at the local nightschool you truly are wasted as a window cleaner! Dream higher!

No one is wasted as a window cleaner, what ever that means exactly. You go to work and you earn your money by your own efforts. What is so 'wasted' about that?

I have good qualifications and I think a being window cleaner is perfectly good enough.

That was exactly my point after reading the 'what could have been...'.

[Tadgh O Shea]

I got two honors in my leaving cert exam.
The honor of doing it
and the honor of failing  it.

[steve rix]

Bsc 2.1 eng lit.

[rosskesava]

That was exactly my point after reading the 'what could have been...'.

Apologies.

I now understand what you meant. My mistake.

[Walter Mitty]

I left school at 15 back in the 70s; it was the last year that this was permitted.  I could have done well at school but my home life was badly against me.
I'm in my late 50s and went to evening class a while back.  It has always wrankled a bit that I left without any GCSEs (O levels back then).  There were free maths and English classes under some government scheme to encourage numeracy and literacy.  After a few weeks the English teacher asked me why I had bothered.  Apparently, some of the work I was submitting was close to A level standard - in a GCSE class.  I was genuinely shocked as I thought most people could write like that.  Anyway, I was one of four people (out of about a hundred) who got the A star grade, with the feedback that I would have received a higher mark if the rules permitted.
It left me contemplating what might have been ...

Brought a tear to my eye that did mate!

Never give up your dream of literary perfection. If you made the top 4% at the local nightschool you truly are wasted as a window cleaner! Dream higher!

I'm perfectly happy cleaning windows as it's a low stress occupation for the most part, but I do enjoy writing in my free time.  I would go nuts without having that as an artistic outlet.  Some like to be involved with photography, drawing or painting maybe.  I like writing.
I also received the top marks available for the maths course.  I took the courses initially to be able to help a young lad do his GCSE work.  He received the highest grades for English.  The maths exams are pending.  He finds that more difficult so we will be stepping up the sessions soon.

Window cleaning is an ideal occupation (if self-employed), as it allows some flexibility for study time.  Even if I had a degree, I would still do it due to low stress and being my own boss at work.
I'm reading some irony in that "wasted as a window cleaner" comment.
My remark about "what might have been ..." is open to interpretation.  I know what I meant by it and it was nothing to do with having a downer on window cleaning.

[Plankton]

It's not politically correct to call a black person black, black boards are now called chalk boards, ba ba black sheep is now ba ba f***in wooly sheep, school Christmas panto is now a "panto for a universal audience" with f***in aliens on the stage! You can't call a gay person a poof or a Paki a Paki, Jews are still Jews, an Irish person can still be called Paddy, Welsh... Are still thick!
Window cleaners almost expect people to look down there nose at them, why? Anyone else would start a protest or riot or set bombs off!

[capn sparkle]

Picked up two new custies in a posh area 'cos they saw a copy of the 'Times' on my dashboard. Wet weather reading for sure, but would they really be happy if they realised their windy was smarter than them!

4 o's
4 C.S.E 1's
I.Q 143 apparently according to MENSA

but still happy splashing water (wiv me washy stick)

[8weekly]

Bsc 2.1 eng lit.

Do you mean BA?

[andyM]

Bsc 2.1 eng lit.

Do you mean BA?

I suspect he's a fraud.