training and advertising

Re: training and advertising

Hi martin,

I heard that late last night and i thought how lovely to see someone with such ‘guster’ 😀 I dont know about you but it tired me out just reading it 😆

Seriously though it really is fantastic to see such enthusiasm isnt it :tup:

Hi chocabloc,

I am just a lowly customer but i wish you every success in the future 😀

best wishes

quickwash :plug:

PS – I recently purchased an ise10 1607 washer, so you can guess my opinion on all this throw away garbage on the market nowadays :rolls:

Re: training and advertising

MarkS wrote:
Can you really complete a 10 day intesive course then set up as self employed?

You can set up as self employed without any training whatsoever, there is an individual near me who apparently sold hospital equipment then after he lost that job decided overnight that he was now a whitegoods engineer. :rolls:

To say the least his work is poor and his overall working practises and methods are shocking.

The Dixons course is as good as it gets but to tell the truth I am still learning after over 42 years in the trade. 😉

I would love to be self employed.

Its not the bed of roses it can appear to someone who has never been self employed. It generally involves working twice as hard or more, for much longer hours for often less money. You also have to get close up to and deal with ‘THE PUBLIC’ 😯

You should get an idea of all of the extra work involved from the Dixons course but that can only scratch the surface in 10 days.
The admin side, stock management, public liability insurance, keeping accurate accounts, getting paid, keeping up to date with technical information, call booking, vehicle costs etc. etc, can be very daunting, especially in the current economic climate.
That doesn’t take into account actually ‘fixing’ things.

If you are still in your current job then think long and hard before you give it up to go self employed, you would be taking a considerable risk.

If you have a family, a mortgage etc then I would have to say that on balance, the grass may be much greener on your side of the fence ATM.

If after all of that you are still determined to join us then I wish you all the very best,you can always rely on this web site to give you as much support as you need in every aspect of the trade.

Jim.

Re: training and advertising

Hi Mark
I completed the training course a few years ago and this kind of training is a good foundation on which to start and will give you the basics. But it by no means gives you the knowledge to solve every problem you will come up against.
Thats where time, experience and your friends here on White Goods Trade forum come in.

I have been able to set up a successful business on the back of that initial training and there has been some long learning curves on the way which will continue as new models are produced.

I have also just ventured into setting up a White Goods Training company which has had a good response. http://www.whitegoods-training-academy.co.uk

So yes, I would say training can lead to a career for the right person, but it isn’t something that will happen over night.