NVQ 3 rate of pay

[Sam Davies]

Hello all! I'll be receiving my NVQ level 3 in electrotechnical engineering at the end of this academic year and I was wondering what rates of pay any of you currently receive for likewise qualifications. I'm currently 21 years old but will be 22 at the time of qualification.

Thanks!

 

[Diddy]

Don't know of any company round my way who pay anything near JIB rates for lads on the cards.

Well that's the rates. Remember you can get £10 per hour working in aldi. So I would not have said JIB rates are in any way excessive nor are they high enough in all reality. I would rather sweep the floor for £10 per hour than have responsibility for £13 or whatever. If people want to sell themselves short and devalue the trade then fair play to them.

 

[ash_s3]

Couldn't agree more Diddy mate, but round our way commercial sparks on the books are on little more than £10per hr. Glad I made the move to self employed, the money we used to be on started to really wind me up!

 

[Diddy]

Couldn't agree more Diddy mate, but round our way commercial sparks on the books are on little more than £10per hr. Glad I made the move to self employed, the money we used to be on started to really wind me up!

£10 per hour ? WTF, You really would be better off shelf stacking at tescos on nights for £13 odd. Drive something for a living and you will get around that without the hassle. I really despair if a qualified tradesman of any trade is hawking his skill set for £10 per hour.
As a little aside I once knew a JIB graded technician who found the stress of running medium sized jobs just too much for him as it was affecting his health ect. He eventually quit and went to work for one of the builders he had got friendly with as a labourer ......spoke to him on site one day and said to him don't you miss it ? Don't you miss the thinking part of the game ect.....He said he had never been happier in his working life than he was now that he was guaranteed his wages at the end of the week...knew he would be last on site at the end of the job and basically did not have to take pressure and all the rubbish that comes from running medium to large sized jobs. He was not on much less cash than he was previously either....Makes you think sometimes.
I for one would rather not sell my electrical services short....now if you want me to labour for you for a day fine I will happily take labourers pay and so on.

 

[davesparks]

Because that's the qualification I receive at the end of my apprenticeship haha

Only if you pass, it's not a guaranteed thing!

 

[Guest77]

New Green boy with 0 days experience working as a spark? 8 quid an hour rising to 10 after 6 months and 12 after 18 months, good luck lol

 

[CockneyReject]

Hello all! I'll be receiving my NVQ level 3 in electrotechnical engineering at the end of this academic year and I was wondering what rates of pay any of you currently receive for likewise qualifications. I'm currently 21 years old but will be 22 at the time of qualification.

Thanks!

It all depends mate, what kind of work does your firm do?housebashers generally tend to earn less than commercial who generally tend to earn less than lads who just do industrial work. Then it depends what kind of apprenticeship you've had, if you've been mothered right the way through your time you won't be anywhere near as usefull as a lad who's been taught to stand on his own two feet and take pride and responsibility in his work

it's swings and roundabouts mate but the way things are thesedays I wouldn't be marching into your gaffers office five minutes after been told your out of your time demanding more money unless you know you can justify your worth

 

[7029 dave]

Do not want to burst your bubble, but at the end of the day its what you can turn out.!!