johnlondon
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Hi all,
I'm looking to change career and have been in touch with a provider that teaches welding over a 2 year period. Every aspect, as far as I'm aware!, is covered, including plasma and laser cutting. At the end of the two years I'll be fully qualified. I'm yet to find out what the actual qualification(s) are but I think they're City & Guilds (don't quote me on that though!).
Anyway, having spoken in depth with one of their advisors, they've suggested that experienced welders with a broad skill set can earn between £55-£70k a year. Without wanting to question his honesty, is this a realistic figure? Let's pretend I have good working experience and am actually very skilled at the many variations of welding/cutting - rather than working on me being a newbie with a fresh qualification. I fully appreciate that working experience counts for a lot.
The course comes in at a smidge over £7k for the two years, I'm fortunate enough to be in a position where paying for this isn't an issue - but I wanted to make sure I'm not being taken for a ride. They provide all training materials for the theory aspect and then provide practical training that is then monitored and signed off by a City & Guilds assessor.
I'm looking to change career and have been in touch with a provider that teaches welding over a 2 year period. Every aspect, as far as I'm aware!, is covered, including plasma and laser cutting. At the end of the two years I'll be fully qualified. I'm yet to find out what the actual qualification(s) are but I think they're City & Guilds (don't quote me on that though!).
Anyway, having spoken in depth with one of their advisors, they've suggested that experienced welders with a broad skill set can earn between £55-£70k a year. Without wanting to question his honesty, is this a realistic figure? Let's pretend I have good working experience and am actually very skilled at the many variations of welding/cutting - rather than working on me being a newbie with a fresh qualification. I fully appreciate that working experience counts for a lot.
The course comes in at a smidge over £7k for the two years, I'm fortunate enough to be in a position where paying for this isn't an issue - but I wanted to make sure I'm not being taken for a ride. They provide all training materials for the theory aspect and then provide practical training that is then monitored and signed off by a City & Guilds assessor.