Poll: need help deciding

I leave school in a couple of months and I am unsure of what to do.. So your opinions...

if you are thinking of going to college at ystrad to do plumbing forget it. The facilities are shite.
To be honest i wouldent like my boy to join the army if it was his choice then so be it but i wouldent like it.

if you are thinking of going to college at ystrad to do plumbing forget it. The facilities are shite.
To be honest i wouldent like my boy to join the army if it was his choice then so be it but i wouldent like it.

Thanks for your comments, what did you choose in the poll?

Get into business management! Not easy but more forfilling, being the organ grinder rather than a monkey.




Pls don't take offence anybody



The world is your oyster Tom. Do whatever you think will make you happy!!!!!

Don't base any of your decisions on football, mate. Do what you think is best for your future - but don't put football as a priority.

If you don't like school or college what on earth makes you think the army is a good choice?

PS your english isn't as good as you think.

Happiness should be the primary factor in your decision. However at this stage you should build the foundations to enable you to have choices later in life. Therefore education is the key, I wish I had your choices. Stay at school would be my first choice and get all the education you can.

I have worked in an office the majority of my working life, I can assure you it is not a domain dominated by women, they are there which is often seen as an added bonus and adds spice to the mundane treadmill of work you will inevitably get to. My advice is enjoy the best years of your life via education to give you the options later in life.

Happiness should be the primary factor in your decision. However at this stage you should build the foundations to enable you to have choices later in life. Therefore education is the key, I wish I had your choices. Stay at school would be my first choice and get all the education you can.

I have worked in an office the majority of my working life, I can assure you it is not a domain dominated by women, they are there which is often seen as an added bonus and adds spice to the mundane treadmill of work you will inevitably get to. My advice is enjoy the best years of your life via education to give you the options later in life.

Got to agree with all the above. Additionaly an office environment is more desireable, the older you get, to say a building site.

if your interested in plumbing then look early in the new year for a company that will give you a modern day apprentiship. It will mean 4 days a week working with the employer and one day in college. Least this way you earn and get a qualification at the same time.

If you want to do plumbing you should def get an apprenticeship otherwise it will be very difficult,

Hopefully your employer will make life easier organising your training for things like your Gas Safe etc, as they are paying you and you will go to college prob once a week once you are settled you could look at learning some electrical skills at a night class which you will be of great benefit

If you want to join the forces there are a lot of engineering roles and if you decide to come out in a few years you will have a trade

good luck in whatever you decide, football will always be there whatever you do and whereve you are

Sack

I would recommend going for an apprenticeship.

Get out the yellow pages, or search via google and get the addresses of all potential employers who might offer an apprenticeship.

Ask your Mam or Dad for £5-10 for stamps and write lick arse letters to each firm. Highlight your love of 'plumbing' (if that's your perferred choice) and state you have already enrolled into a course at college.

If you did work experience mention that along with your desire to learn and work hard at their prestigeous firm.

It's worth a gamble and you can also send applications electronically. If you are successful you learn a trade whilst being paid! My son did exactly the same thing and is now into his 2nd year of his Motor Mechanic apprenticeship. He takes home about £150 P/W (not bad at 17 years of age) has learnt to drive and has his own car.

Best of luck and remember its never too early to apply.

Thomas turn to Crime who says crime never pays (buy yourself a bala calva only joking ) If you have a brian stay on in school get some more qualifications theres not much work around at present, your options will grow the further you educate yourself, dont join the f*cking army the guys are doing a great job in Iraq, Affganastian, but no disrespect your jusy a kid, you would be on the front line as soon as you finish your training.(More Quals young Thomas, if you want to get into building McCann builders Mallos your man advert on another link

Cheers lads, the apprentaship is a great idea, if any of you know of plummer it would be helpful to me

As above, an apprentiship could be best for you. They are, however, quite hard to get in to. Get Annis to pull some strings

To be honest, you should do what you'll enjoy the most long term. Even if that does mean training/college for a year or two more.

Judging by all the coments you put after your poll answers - seems to me you've already made your mind up ?

You're gonna be a bum!

if you are thinking of going to college at ystrad to do plumbing forget it. The facilities are shite.
To be honest i wouldent like my boy to join the army if it was his choice then so be it but i wouldent like it.

Thanks for your comments, what did you choose in the poll?

Go back to school chief i know u dont like it but once u get the qualifications u need u can choose what ever job u want. U may not like it know ut in a few years time u would not of regreted it.
Good luck whatever u choose ut dont discount school think about it .

if your interested in plumbing then look early in the new year for a company that will give you a modern day apprentiship. It will mean 4 days a week working with the employer and one day in college. Least this way you earn and get a qualification at the same time.

dont forget who told you first about the apprentiship Thomas

I may need some work done