Can i do my NVQ 3 through a company who only mig welds?

[D.wilson94]

Can i do my NVQ 3 through a company who only mig welds?

 

[davidjohnperry]

I believe so our apprentices have done this and we only mig weld

 

[D.wilson94]

My company are willing to let me if i pay for it ,but im looking into if its worth it

 

[davidjohnperry]

Wish mine would I'd love to do a proper nvq in the industry

 

[davidjohnperry]

But as I've said the apprentices in work are nvq city and guilds level 3 qualified

 

[D.wilson94]

I just phoned northern skills group to pay for it myself on student finance ,company dont have a problem with it

 

[500e]

Nice to see someone interested enough in the job to pay for their own training but shame the Co will not help in any way ?
which course are you going for

 

[D.wilson94]

I have already got my level 3 diploma and welding fabrication ,its just turning it into an NVQ to say iv been apprentice trained/time served ,its around 2k but on student finance il pay it back monthly ,i really do want to better myself

 

[500e]

Is there not some gov grant for training your employer can access

 

[D.wilson94]

If i do my english along side it on a night time yes ,but **Language** that hahaha

 

[addjunkie]

Ask the training provider if there is any help financially, they will know, you may even be able to offset against your income tax, dont know.
I might also add your employer is obviously quite short sighted, by not developing employees, you wee wee them off till they find an employer that will. Trained, motivated and qualified staff should be considered an asset, not a cost saving holding them back

 

[D.wilson94]

Ill phone the tax office ,and yes i am motivated but unfortunately he doesnt really care

 

[davidjohnperry]

That's amazing buddy good luck I would love to pay for my qualifications but my company won't allow it I don't have any formal qualifications to expand on

 

[D.wilson94]

Phone northern skills group and try sort an arrangement out with your employer ,i dont get why they dont like people trying to better themselves

 

[davidjohnperry]

It's not that they feel I've done there in house stuff and I do the job. So in there eyes why use work time to gain something else u already do although I hate what I do at the moment I've lost interest at the moment I'm trying to find something else in a different field of welding actually working to improve my qualifications is the motivation I need to keep my interest

 

[D.wilson94]

What welding do you do/make at your current job bud?

 

[davidjohnperry]

Welder fabricator in structural steel as my day job and repair skips buckets other things in my personal work wanna get my **** in to either Tig welding or pipe welding

 

[davidjohnperry]

Just thought I don't have a diploma so I can't convert anything to nvq city and guilds

 

[D.wilson94]

What structural? And what welding multi runs n stuff? ,what hourly rate bro?