Hell yeah... I passed ;-) ;-)

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#1

I passed, I passed :bandance: :bandance:

Well i had a change of jobs recently and in mid September i joined Emma’s dads business as a trainee Oil Fired Heating Engineer.

I had been in the motor trade for the last 17 years up until i left VW and joined Headcorn Heating LTD. Prior to that i had never even seen a boiler (living in roasting hot SA :lol: ). Well after a mere 3 months hands on training i was sent to OFTEC for my exams. The coarse is 3 days long, 2 days theory and one day exams.

I started studying my butt off a few weeks ago and was told i only need to study Books 2&3. Last week i found out i actually need to study 4 books :shock: . Sooo flat out studying another 2 books of regulations and legislation etc etc. Get to the training place yesterday (Day 1) and they guy pulls out 6 books as reference :shock: :shock: AND all the reg’s have changed since my set of books i studied from came out, the ones he pulled out were the new regs :roll: .

Anyways this is a 3 day coarse/exam I’m meant to be on. Day 1 he talks to me briefly and decides i know more than enough already and babbles on mixing things up as he goes, (referred to one burner by 3 different names of which all were wrong :roll: ). Farted and burped constantly and only me on the whole coarse. Needless to say i panicked and thought i was done for. We skimmed through ALL 6 books by 11am on day 1 and started the first of 8 exams. I did 3 exams yesterday and 2 practical theory exams.

Went back today and was thrown straight into the workshop for my practical exam. Shortly after that i had 2 more exams and then lunch. Following lunch i did my final exam and was told i had passed my qualification and they will send off my certificate in the new year.

What a ■■■■■■ task all this lot was… wrong books, not enough books, NO lectures, exams on regulations that have changed and on certain stuff thats ABOVE this current qualification, examiner got 2 answers wrong on his answer sheet which i had to prove mine were right (which they were) and then still did all of that in 1.5 days and not 3 like it should have been :dunno:

Anyways, thank god i studied my little touche off cos i would have been in a world of trouble.

only saw my last 3 exams results, 88%, 100%, 100% :bangreen:

Well im off to try some of Janies Vodka cake now
:stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue: :stuck_out_tongue:

#2

Congrats :wink:

#3

Nice one buddy. :smiley: :smiley:

Sounds like a walk in the park :shock: , seriously though ■■■■■■ well done. Stacks of pressure and ■■■■ ups and still flew through.

Many congrats mate. :praise: :bandance:

#4

well done pal, onto big money now, you can keep the bike!! infact do you fancy a boat or jet ski?? :lol:

#5

Congratulations mate!

#6

sweet i need a new boiler :slight_smile: and pipes and a towl hanger in the bathroom :slight_smile:

#7

our lass could do with her plumbing sorting out too. :lol:

#8

:shock: :shock: :shock:

ok then…

:lol:

#9

Gas or oil fired boiler Jason ?

I only do the dirty stuff… oil that is :lol:

#10

damn it… dont think tara would like a big green tank out the back

#11

I almost fell like a father figure to you Elton, this is a proud day for you hang on i am welling up here son :shock: . Well done and congrats to you. You must have worked very hard to do what you have done, I take my hat off to you ( not that i wear one) Good luck & once again WELL DONE. :lol: :lol:

#12

Nice one Elton , you deserve it mate now have some drink to celebrate mate :!: :smiley:
Andy

#13

Well done mate

#14

Cool, congratulations mate.

Keep your brain in gear though, in case my Golf needs fiddling with! 8)

#15

Neil, that needs a Gynecologist :smiley:

#16

well done.

There is hope for me then…accountancy principles in January…09 god help me…studying over xmas :cry:

#17

Well Done Elton
:bandance:

Jo

#18

Congratulations :lol:

J