Looking to gain experience, Derby

[dazzawatkinson]

I'm doing 2 days a week at chameleon school of construction in swadlincote Derbyshire wed+thur doing a level 2 diploma I'm looking to gain on the job experience I'm 27 hard working and willing to learn I have my own vehicle

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Ah man, Darren you beat me to it!! grrr :RpS_tongue:

 

[spread1970]

if you guys are willing to do some freebie labour,am sure a local spread will take ya under their wing....good luck:RpS_thumbsup:

 

[spunky]

Ditch it and get into labouring the odd day a week makes you unemployable

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Thanks Spread. And yeah Spunky maybe not being free all the time will be a hinderance, but we've had such a good intro into plastering and learnt so much on this course in our few weeks of being there that personally I don't want to give it up. I think over the next 30 weeks or so my knowledge will increase drastically, so might actually start to understand well what everyone's on about. (I know you completely hate courses, and will probably shoot me down, but this course has been the best stepping stone for me as it's been really hands on with everything explained well for a complete newbie by very knowledgeable guys).

 

[spread1970]

it's not rocket science to be fair:RpS_blink:

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Hah, no it isn't as difficult as I thought it'd be. But for someone that's never dabbled in it before I just want to make sure I get everything right. I don't wanna be another cowboy out there, have had enough of them working on my houses in the past :RpS_sneaky:

 

[spread1970]

if you learn properly pay attention to your tutor,but listen to the guy(or gal)you work with:RpS_thumbup:

 

[dazzawatkinson]

FleaFlyFloFlum i take it your on the same course are you in the same group as me then?

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Haha, yeah I am, but whom, that is the question :RpS_tongue:

 

[dazzawatkinson]

just clicked who you are, great minds think alike, i wonder how long it will take the rest of the class to join here?

 

[dazzawatkinson]

how come you sat out of thur afternoon, is it cause your private,

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Ooh you're like sherlock holmes lol. Yeah I'm sure there'll be a few more pop up soon. I bet there's probably a few already lurking. I would have never realised it was you if you didn't write Chameleon in the OP.

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Yeah, I had to fill out a different portfolio to you, but that only took like 20 mins, and then was told I could head off home early if I wanted, but decided to have another bash at rendering to make the most of my time there. Then about half way through Chris tells me you're all doing new stuff, and I was like FFS, but I couldn't be arsed clearing it all away just for a bit of the talk. Did I miss much?

 

[dazzawatkinson]

filled in our portfolios and then went through 2002, just about general site and business side of things,

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Ah OK, not too bad then. I think Chris said that he'd be going through a fair bit of that in his sessions anyway, so hopefully I'll catch up. I'm assuming we didn't get any 'homework' for over the half term?

 

[dazzawatkinson]

i think on wed he asked us to research the black bitchumen layer which is applied to floors,

 

[FleaFlyFloFlum]

Well at least it's something fairly simple, and shouldn't take long. I thought he was on about us designing the front of a house a few weeks ago, but I'm guessing he forgot about that.