Reestit Mutton wrote in message ...
eddie wrote:

I am looking to change career and plastering was an option i would
like to take. What courses are out there for someone looking for a
career in plastering are these 4 or 5 day crash courses any good as
far as finding work on a professional level or would it have to be a
more intense course .

As an end user, I would say that the type of course is far less
important than field experience - I'd pick a guy who's been in the
business 20 years any day over someone fresh out of training...unless
the inexperienced guy is so stupidly cheap as to warrant a try-out.

My guess is that you would have to start by earning next to nothing just
to get satisfied customers on your CV and the possibility of referrals
building up.

I agree on both counts; however, you still need to learn how to do it
in the first place. I'm sure many on this ng would agree that
plastering is a bit of a black art; certainly it's one skill where I
just can't get anywhere near touching a professional, no matter how
much I practice.

However, with all due respect to the pros, plastering is not rocket
science, is it?! It's a matter of knowing how to do it right, and
*then* practice, practice, practice. I'd certainly leap at the chance
of attending a course if there was one available near me.

David