advice needed

[sr04]

hi,
I've just left school and working at the moment at a tool shop. i want a carer in the yachting industry. so looking for a long course or a apprentiship in engineering or anything that will get me on my way in the yachting industry. ive looked at the navy and want to see if theres any other options avaliable mainly engineering side to get me started.
thanks
sr04

 

[happyboater69]

Ancasta in Hamble currently looking for people, go to www.britishmarine.co.uk and look under careers.

 

[carlton]

This Google page could be worth a look.

 

[Twister_Ken]

There's an awful lot of complicated kit being installed on bigger yachts nowadays. Howsabout googling around to find the service agents for stuff like marine aircon, watermaking, refrigeration, generators, etc, and then ask them about vacancies for trainees? You might also want to learn French. There's a really big concentration of yacht work on the French Med Coast, centered around Antibes. Keep an eye on Riveria Radio's website like here

 

[johnalison]

I wish you well in your career, but I hope you will accept my advice that you are more likely to give the impression that you care about detail in work and important things if you take care to check your spelling and English grammar. Very old people like me are not going to be offended by small mistakes, but we are likely to draw conclusions about the reliability of people who make them. Just to start you off, "carer" means someone who cares for someone, not the word in my first line. Written English may not loom large in the boating industry but the point of writing is to get your meaning across, which applies in all situations.

 

[PeterGibbs]

quote:

ive looked at the navy and want to see if theres any other options avaliable mainly engineering side to get me started.

Assuming this is a serious enquiry, I have to ask what your experience was with the Navy, and why you seem to have passed up on that opportunity. From what we hear, the services are loosing lads fast, so why did it not work out for you? This could be the first clue to self-starting your career.

If the Navy told you to get more formal or basic qualifications first, this will apply where ever you go for training: the view of employers will be "show us you're serious and capable, then we'll spend money on taking your training further" There are loads of suitable courses available, full time and part time.

If you didn't like the naval discipline, well, no more to say...

No one on this forum wants to lecture a young starter, but as someone with extensive industrial experience, I have to alert you to the chance that your school has not prepared you fully for a career in industry. Getting on this forum is a start, but getting yourself in front of prospective employers and finding out what YOU have to bring to the table to get their interest to teach you at their expense, and probabaly for several years, is what we all had to do. Now it's your turn.

The best of luck,

PWG

PS and do heed what my colleague has said here about writing up your case presentably, not in text English!

 

[sr04]

Thanks for the replies, I have only looked at the navy on the internet never joined.

 

[NickiCrutchfield]

The previous advice you have had here is all deeply sound, but mine is just get on as many boats as you can, make tea, learn quickly, be useful, don't get sea sick and keep your eyes wide open to opportunity. Spelling and grammar are helpful, but being in the right place at the right time is even better.
Nicki Crutchfield

 

[john_morris_uk]

I don't want to be using this forum as a recruiting tool, but before you dismiss the Navy altogether, why don't you go and talk to some real live people in the recruiting office? Contrary to popular myth they will not trick you into signing your life away. There are taster and introductory courses which are free for you to come and visit the RN world and see if you think it might suit you. You will discover that (like all of life) what you get out is directly proportional to the amount of effort you put in. Training as an engineer in the RN is possible if you have the right qualifications.