How to gain Heavy Industrial and PLC experience

[vaughant]

Sorry for hi-jacking but I find myself in a similar situation. Have been using AB/Mitsy/Omron PLC's for the past 2 years. My experience with them only really goes as far as wiring and setting up/troubleshooting physical comms. Havent touched the programming side of these things! So is programming something I should be getting into?

Yes,without a doubt that's where the fun is.
If you can use a plc as a fault finding tool then your opening up a huge amount of opportunities that you wouldn't get simply installing them.
Youve got a huge advantage in that you know the kit as well.
Go for it fella.

 

[shagbite]

Simple, after completing technical course, apply for internship in large companies, and then earn as much experience as you can. hopefully you can get permanent job on the basis of your trainee/internship experience.

i might be wrong, but i thought internships (unpaid) were in breach of minimum wage laws in the uk. i noticed you're residing in the garden state, jack. do you ever see tony and paulie at the bada bing? also, did silvio ever come out of that coma?