Long story short, I've decided that Uni probably isn't for me so I've taken this time to look at an alternative. I looked into the trades and the two things that really caught my eye were Electrician and Underwater Welding/Construction. I didn't take physics due to having a bad experience in S3, however, I have always been really into building and modifying things like quadcopters, computers etc. Frankly, I think the things that worries me the most is being somewhat financially insecure in later life for one reason or another. I'm 16 by the way. Would anyone be able to give me some advice regarding this career path? Sorry if this is in the wrong forum section, didn't really know what else this fits into.
Any advice is appreciated!
yalcoung
There are Apprenticeships, some good some not so good. When I worked for FCOServices in Milton keynes, the Technical branch of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the started running Apprenticeships for Electricians, this was near the end of my career.
I got to know several of the youngsters, and all of them were very pleased with how these Schemes were organised, blocke release couple with work experience, some of which was working on overseas projects, one Lad in particular, I was actually one of his mentors, has proved to me that a well organised and structured Apprenticeship can work, his career has now progressed into, being posted overseas for 2 or 3 years at a time, with his Family, I like to think I had some input into how well he has progressed.
The Salary is commensurate with private industry, and the rewards later are very good.
It's been a while since I retired, so I'm not sure, if they still run these Apprentice Schemes, they were very successful at the time, so I should think they are still active,
The Apprenticeships started in September, so you would still have time to apply I should think, if you Google FCOS Apprenticeships, or jobs with FCOServices you should be able to find out more information, well worth a try if you have your mind set on an Electricians role, good luck.
