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Like, I'm not being funny but why on earth would you go to school for that? What do you do there? Is it quite literally how to brick lay...?
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(Original post by SGHD26716)
Obtain a qualification so they will be employed
Obtain a qualification so they will be employed
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An employer is more likely to employ you in the art of Brick Laying if you had a qualification that shows you know how to lay a brick.
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(Original post by Sebastian1299)
Like, I'm not being funny but why on earth would you go to school for that? What do you do there? Is it quite literally how to brick lay...?
Like, I'm not being funny but why on earth would you go to school for that? What do you do there? Is it quite literally how to brick lay...?
(Original post by Sebastian1299)
So you need that course to be employed in brick laying? Couldn't a company just show you how to do it once or twice?
So you need that course to be employed in brick laying? Couldn't a company just show you how to do it once or twice?
Second of all, vocational training is what pays the bills tbh. If you have a particular skill or trade especially a manual one, you can honestly work your way out of poverty and be way more self sufficient from the government with the skills. The main reason there's so much unemployment and drop outs from school particularly in lower income and/or black neighbourhoods is cos they don't have useful skills. Bricklaying is legit.
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I did a brick laying course once, until my motivation hit a wall.
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(Original post by Bang Outta Order)
Mate you're ignorant. Brick laying pays very well, that house you're sitting in to type this thread was built by a measly brick layer, first of all.
Second of all, vocational training is what pays the bills tbh. If you have a particular skill or trade especially a manual one, you can honestly work your way out of poverty and be way more self sufficient from the government with the skills. The main reason there's so much unemployment and drop outs from school particularly in lower income and/or black neighbourhoods is cos they don't have useful skills. Bricklaying is legit.
Mate you're ignorant. Brick laying pays very well, that house you're sitting in to type this thread was built by a measly brick layer, first of all.
Second of all, vocational training is what pays the bills tbh. If you have a particular skill or trade especially a manual one, you can honestly work your way out of poverty and be way more self sufficient from the government with the skills. The main reason there's so much unemployment and drop outs from school particularly in lower income and/or black neighbourhoods is cos they don't have useful skills. Bricklaying is legit.
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You can even become a contractor or something, own your own construction company. Or sell concrete and become the richest man in the world like that dude in Africa. The richest woman ever is Chinese and she makes glass. Guess how she learned it? Working in a glass factory and she learned the skills of the very much needed craft and trade. Manual labour is only something to sneer down at if they don't use their manual skills to become a business owner. Also, bricklaying involves maths and geometry. I wouldn't want someone laying my bricks and they didn't know wtf they were doing. You like ceilings falling down on you? What about the Ancient Pyramids in Africa. That's technically brick laying, yet its a world wonder. Wtf.
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(Original post by Sebastian1299)
Yeah but my question was what do you do? Like I don't get how you can make an entire lesson on brick laying...
Yeah but my question was what do you do? Like I don't get how you can make an entire lesson on brick laying...
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(Original post by Bang Outta Order)
You can even become a contractor or something, own your own construction company. Or sell concrete and become the richest man in the world like that dude in Africa. The richest woman ever is Chinese and she makes glass. Guess how she learned it? Working in a glass factory and she learned the skills of the very much needed craft and trade. Manual labour is only something to sneer down at if they don't use their manual skills to become a business owner. Also, bricklaying involves maths and geometry. I wouldn't want someone laying my bricks and they didn't know wtf they were doing. You like ceilings falling down on you? What about the Ancient Pyramids in Africa. That's technically brick laying, yet its a world wonder. Wtf.
You can even become a contractor or something, own your own construction company. Or sell concrete and become the richest man in the world like that dude in Africa. The richest woman ever is Chinese and she makes glass. Guess how she learned it? Working in a glass factory and she learned the skills of the very much needed craft and trade. Manual labour is only something to sneer down at if they don't use their manual skills to become a business owner. Also, bricklaying involves maths and geometry. I wouldn't want someone laying my bricks and they didn't know wtf they were doing. You like ceilings falling down on you? What about the Ancient Pyramids in Africa. That's technically brick laying, yet its a world wonder. Wtf.
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(Original post by Sebastian1299)
Like, I'm not being funny but why on earth would you go to school for that? What do you do there? Is it quite literally how to brick lay...?
Like, I'm not being funny but why on earth would you go to school for that? What do you do there? Is it quite literally how to brick lay...?
Trades such as bricklaying can also lead you into higher skilled jobs such as stonemasonry.
It's quite a secure job because for long as humans seek shelter from the elements bricklayers and stonemasons will always be required. Also, there is currently a trade shortage in the UK, so their wages are going up and up each year.
Further, according to Adzuna, the average wage of a bricklayer is £33,362; which is nothing to be sniffed at. This is 3.8% above the national average advertised salary of £32,125. Additionally, year-on-year pay for Bricklayer jobs has gone up 9.8% year-on-year, compared to an annual change of -2.5% for all jobs.
https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries/bricklayer
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(Original post by Sebastian1299)
How do the lessons look like? How long is the course and how many hours per week?
How do the lessons look like? How long is the course and how many hours per week?
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(Original post by Cubone-r)
Just look at a college prospectus/website or contact a college and ask yourself.
Just look at a college prospectus/website or contact a college and ask yourself.
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(Original post by Cubone-r)
Brick laying is not an easy job and it is an essential one. People go to FE college to learn the trade so they can get employed by a construction company. Usually they will be training/shadowing bricklayers whilst completing their course and most of the time they will have a job waiting for them at the end of it.
Trades such as bricklaying can also lead you into more skilled jobs such as stonemasonry.
It's quite a secure job because for long as humans seek shelter from the elements bricklayers and stonemasons will always be required. Also, there is currently a trade shortage in the UK, so there wages are going up and up each year.
Further, according to Adzuna, the average wage of a bricklayer is £33,362; which is nothing to be sniffed at. This is 3.8% above the national average advertised salary of £32,125. Additionally, year-on-year pay for Bricklayer jobs has gone up 9.8% year-on-year, compared to an annual change of -2.5% for all jobs.
https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries/bricklayer
Brick laying is not an easy job and it is an essential one. People go to FE college to learn the trade so they can get employed by a construction company. Usually they will be training/shadowing bricklayers whilst completing their course and most of the time they will have a job waiting for them at the end of it.
Trades such as bricklaying can also lead you into more skilled jobs such as stonemasonry.
It's quite a secure job because for long as humans seek shelter from the elements bricklayers and stonemasons will always be required. Also, there is currently a trade shortage in the UK, so there wages are going up and up each year.
Further, according to Adzuna, the average wage of a bricklayer is £33,362; which is nothing to be sniffed at. This is 3.8% above the national average advertised salary of £32,125. Additionally, year-on-year pay for Bricklayer jobs has gone up 9.8% year-on-year, compared to an annual change of -2.5% for all jobs.
https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/salaries/bricklayer
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A lot of people looked down upon my friends at the time, but now they're living more than comfortable lives whilst those same people now struggle to find work and are still living at home with their parents.
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(Original post by Spratty)
It is.
It is.
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