mickandpete
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A post on the subject of education
My son now aged 29 left school at 16
He started in a factory milin g parts for aircraft at 1.25 an hour
Soon got feed up tried a number of jobs labourer,worked in an abattoir,rep, anon.
At 22 he decided to enter IT and I supported him for nine months whilst he trained.
After 18 months his eyes were affected and he could no longer program.
With no other prospects he became a "hand" to a carpet fitter friend who taught him how to lay in a year.
4 years ago he started on his own.Unlike most fitters who sub from Carpet Rite etc he wanted to go it alone.
Using his IT skills he set up a web site and business grew and grew. Now he is being paid for fitting (good money) and also gets substantial profit from suppling carpet.He now has too much work and is teaching his 2 younger brothers to fit.His turnover is snowballing and he is n branching out into other flooring techniques.
THe point of this???
Where/How do you learn to fit carpet.You cant.There are no courses,there is no practice,you have to have someone who knows how ,to teach you and gradualy let you lay carpet.
Education for educations sake is pointless.
My son now aged 29 left school at 16
He started in a factory milin g parts for aircraft at 1.25 an hour
Soon got feed up tried a number of jobs labourer,worked in an abattoir,rep, anon.
At 22 he decided to enter IT and I supported him for nine months whilst he trained.
After 18 months his eyes were affected and he could no longer program.
With no other prospects he became a "hand" to a carpet fitter friend who taught him how to lay in a year.
4 years ago he started on his own.Unlike most fitters who sub from Carpet Rite etc he wanted to go it alone.
Using his IT skills he set up a web site and business grew and grew. Now he is being paid for fitting (good money) and also gets substantial profit from suppling carpet.He now has too much work and is teaching his 2 younger brothers to fit.His turnover is snowballing and he is n branching out into other flooring techniques.
THe point of this???
Where/How do you learn to fit carpet.You cant.There are no courses,there is no practice,you have to have someone who knows how ,to teach you and gradualy let you lay carpet.
Education for educations sake is pointless.
