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tech technician in a boys school, spend most of my time making tea and cutting wood for the darlings...not!!!!
quals well lets just say that i can wear leather patches on my twead jacket and talk about history until the cows come home. (why did i waste 3 years at uni)

Left school at 16 with 3 'O' levels, all grade 1 or 2s though.

Did 4 year mechanical engineering apprenticeship, then design draughtsman, then technical sales engineer. Did HNC Mech on day/block release.

Director by the age of 30 when I set up in business with a load of mates after our employer sold off the business. Eventually sold our business for a seven figure sum.

Bought a small firm of consultants in 94.

Got a formal qualification in water and environmental management in 96. Accredited as an Incorporated Engineer.

Now do as little as possible for the most cash so that I have time and funds to play with my mini.

I would say that the most formative years are your twenties. Get that bit right and the rest will follow. If you want to stay in Motorsport, then get the best qualifications you can even if it means going on to Uni. Do not take any old job without a career path as you could be stuck in a rut for the next 30 years.

Saul Bellow - "A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep."
Stephen Hawking - "The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge."

Well served a 5 year apprenticeship as a refrigeration and air con engineer. The companies training policy is pretty good (currently back at college now)
Served Foundation and advanced apprenticship
City and guids 236 pt1 &2 (electrical)
City and guids level3 certificate in electrical instalation engineering
City and guids 2078 (handling of refrigerants
City and guids level 2 mig
City and guids level 2 tig
Nvq level 2 engineering manifacture in
MMA and gas welding, gas cutting
Sheet metal work
Milling
Bench fitting
Lathe work
engineering drawing
There are a few others but cant think off the top of head, jobs quite intersting, work on everything from domestic to heavy industrial, hours are long in the summer, and the money is pretty good.
Shane

I have 3 A levels and a degree in building surveying... but i dont work in construction.

Im a Programmer for a leading IT solutions provider, the company has worked with an F1 team, but i havnt :(

I have a mate that works for a WRC team, how good would that be!!

I love my job, although like most people, there are bad days. What I like the most is that I rarely see the same thing twice and certainly never have 2 days the same.

Getting my RICS membership was challenging but rewarding

Well i'm a IT Tech, soon to be a senior network tech in a month when i start the new job.

Currently at college doing a microsoft exchange MCP course to finally go towards MCSA/MCSE status.

Got a BEng in Electronic Engineering, but have since moved over to project management, yes I'm a dick in a suit. Currently I'm working on safety critical software for the aviation industry.

Thought i'd post up my recent sucess!!

I went for my first career interview today, at the Rolls Royce facility next to Goodwood, for the position of "Bespoke Engineer" and I got the job!!

Im well happy! Will definately be making some progress with the mini now im on a very very good wage aswell :)

I'll be in the bespoke team, which manage all the custom bits people want putting on their cars, like custom paintjobs, interior adjustments, different materials, cigar holders, etchings and all that sort of stuff!

So yeah im really pleased, just fancied reviving the thread I started, wouldn't have thought i'd be at this opportunity back then when i made the first post:)

Cheers

Fucking hell mate, good stuff!

Fair play!! :)

I need a new job!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

I'm 18 and I've done a 2 year tech college course in Panel Beating and Spray Painting.Still waiting for the final exam to get my Journeyman's Cert.
Was an apprentice course so got in 2 years of experience as well.Now have to do another 2 years as stated in my contract.Pay is shit.Still on apprentice pay plus small summer rise.Bout 65 quid a week.

Was thinking about something a bit more interesting.Long distance truck driver maybe or petrol station attendant.Easy work,massive pay.The attendant job I mean.

Feeling rather outta place amongst all these uni degrees and CVs as long ar your arm


BTW Congrats Richie and the best of luck mate!!

Edited by El Potter on 22nd Jul, 2008.

Warning:Stig in Training

I did a 3 year apprenticeship with BT pointing my career at the project/contract management path.. worked fairly well left there in dec and now looking for permanent work. Got a couple of interviews lined up.. fingers crossed

Congrats Richie - cracking job!

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Back once again like a renegade master

degree in life ..been there done that etc etc

Everyone knows that instructions only have to be read if the thing doesn't work....

national dip in motorsport engineering at warwickshire college, was cool didnt get as higher pass rate as i should have because i was too busy building the project car, neglected the writen work some what

next year hoping to go to Uni to do motorsport technology, which would be great

my current job (well 3 das of which remain) i recondition turbo chargers, mainly stuff for the MoD like T25's from landrover wolfs and tank turbo's (T60)

David.

C&G I II III
Welding Oxy Gas / MMA
Numerous military qualifications which dont mean a great deal to anyone outside of the Army
Currently working for VOSA as a vehicle Inspector
In the TA as a Military Administrator (drive a desk / push a pen about)

congrats rich. i've decided to head of to uni in the after i finish my apprenticeship to do motorsport engineering.

just need to do some research and decide on which route and which uni

not alot in formal qualifications, did a 3 year apprenticeship with BT then moed into small companys installing and maintaining telephone buisiness systems, currently working in local government installing and maintaining Avaya VoIP

i am hankering after doing something different though, i really dont enjoy what i do now compared to even a few years back

Im a fully quallified electrician. Came out of my time bout a year ago. Its a great job but like people say, there are bad days. Doing inspection and testing in september which has a 33% pass rate so im gonna have to knuckle down.

left school with nowt, did 2 yrs furniture making course came out of that with c&g, did a yr wrking in a factory chippying then started floorlaying havnt looked back since good money 2. been doing it 4 yrs now and got nvq level 2 in carpet and vinyl flooring all done at work and paid for by work/goverment

jus been looking at oxford brookes....unless i get me alevels in maths, physics and chemisty i dont think i will be getting into there!! although that would be my first choice if i can get the qualifications between now and then. i will have to look into it.

cov looks good though and more chance of me getting into there. time will tell i guess, still mhave another year of my apprenticeship and will most likely work for a year then go off to uni.

we shall see. thanmks for that info though