Hello From Ex-Industrial Cleaner to Spark ⚡

[NorthantsSpark]

I just wanted to say a quick Hello to everyone.

After several years now I've just left the specialist cleaning industry. Making a career move to become a spark.

There was only so much enthusiasm I could have for spraying high concentration acid, climbing inside grease lined ducting in restaurants and clearing hoarder houses.

I'm hoping becoming a spark means I can use my head to show my care in my craft and actually think things through.

Id love to hear why you became a spark?

 

[telectrix]

good luck mate.how do you envisage qualifications and work experience?

 

[MJPD29]

I went to the college open day on my lunch break in work to kill time (I was working in a well known pharmacy at the time) and it offered the highest paid apprenticeship and chances to work away at the time. Never planned to be a spark, but here we are and im still at it.

 

[littlespark]

According to every other trade on a building site.... become a spark, and you'll never need a brush and shovel ever again....

I first became a spark (apprentice) at 16.... i had a habit of taking thing to pieces and needed a way to put them back.. (train sets, record players etc)

 

[Petej999]

I just wanted to say a quick Hello to everyone.

After several years now I've just left the specialist cleaning industry. Making a career move to become a spark.

There was only so much enthusiasm I could have for spraying high concentration acid, climbing inside grease lined ducting in restaurants and clearing hoarder houses.

I'm hoping becoming a spark means I can use my head to show my care in my craft and actually think things through.

Id love to hear why you became a spark?

Good luck Mate 5 year Apprenticeship and plenty of qualifications and experiences.

 

[7029 dave]

Welcome to the forum.
When I was 15 years old wanted a Saturday job, friend of my dad's had an old fashioned electrical shop, repairs on small appliances, sold batteries, hoover bags etc. He also had the contracting side his son was the sparky I started with him Saturdays/ school holidays loved it. The rest is history 42 years later

 

[Dustydazzler]

Welcome to the forum.
When I was 15 years old wanted a Saturday job, friend of my dad's had an old fashioned electrical shop, repairs on small appliances, sold batteries, hoover bags etc. He also had the contracting side his son was the sparky I started with him Saturdays/ school holidays loved it. The rest is history 42 years later

Its amazing how many older sparks started their journey via a repair shop / fixing old TVs , VCRs etc

My dad started off in an old repair shop in the 1950s before moving into industrial / factory electrics

One of the guys I worked for was a mobile TV repair man in the 70s and 80s before going into house bashing

The boss who I did my apprenticeship for owned a 'junk' shop in London selling plug tops , hoover bags , basically any old carp before setting up his electrical contracting business in the 70s