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May 3, 2011 at 6:50 pm #4227
Ben
ParticipantI’m not even sure if I’m in the right place to post a question on the training schemes at Fort Williams but here goes.
I’m seriously considering signing up for the premium Industry package course. I honestly think it would be the right career for me. Only problem is that I do not have a lot of savings therefore I would need to take out a hefty loan to pay for it. In the region of £12000, a lot of money. I’m after some good information
– Are there many jobs out there, is it a good time to get into this line of work?
– Anybody got an idea of how many people actually secure jobs after passing?
– Are you more likely to secure a job if you have been to Uni prior?
– Basically, do you think it would be a good move? Because the only people I can speak to are the staff at Fort Williams and of course they would tell me everything I want to hear, it’s a business after allI’m a light vehicle technician by trade but have just returned from 3 years travelling and working in Oz, Asia and New Zealand. I learned to dive whilst travelling and hold a padi certificate. Would these things I have mentioned make me more desirable to companies once qualified?
Any feedback would be hugely appreciated, thanks in advance if anybody has a chance to reply 🙂
May 3, 2011 at 7:44 pm #30844Moon
ParticipantThe best advice I ever got offshore was on my first job offshore. A disgrintled bloke was my Supervisor and said to me: "You have talent… quit before you get sucked in!" That was many years ago and I should have listen to him then and there.
A PADI cert… good for vacation. Never of any use as an ROV guy on a job. There are real divers offshore.
You are considering spending 12k Quid on a ROV course? MAy I propose this:
Give me your 12k Quid.
You and I go around back.
I kick you in the nuts as hard as I can.
I give you back: 6k Quid.You will then Thank me and go on about your day. If you want to spend that much money on something look into an advanced degree so you do not have to work offshore.
Back to being,
MoonPoolFiller
May 3, 2011 at 9:30 pm #30845Anonymous
GuestI write this in all sincerity, I came across your enquiry by accident, I am here late at night with Rum/Coke and people have helped me in the past, so here goes.
If you have a trade or a natural talent at something else, go down that route.
The days have gone to work abroad easily as governments push there own nationals offshore, with and without experience.
The season in the North Sea gets shorter and shorter.
The drive to cut wages offshore continues yet the offices get bigger and plusher.
There is no doubt in my mind after 18 years offshore as a diver and 14 years as ROV that we offshore are just numbers/bums on seats, more than ever before.
I am just hanging in there with 32 years knowledge, I am trying to get out but not jumping at the first opportunity.The bottom line is to do everything cheaper and cheaper and the first cut is time, manpower and wages.
You have to have funds to ride the peaks and troughs, but with so many schools around the world pushing out people and so many 2 and 3 year experienced people being laid off over the last 18 months, (after a good 4 years), you have no chance if you want to start out now.
Save your money, there is a lot of talk that things will get better with the current price of oil but companies have learnt to cut in the last 2 years and there are too many ROV crew in front of you.
Good Luck. Longinthetooth
May 4, 2011 at 2:11 am #30846deepseacon
ParticipantMove To Aberdeen
Dont Borrow the 12,000GBP may be never go to FW to expensive.
Try and get work in Aberdeen with a Company which has Equipment Offshore any Company then work your way that way into an ROV Company by living and working in Aberdeen.
There is always lots of work in Aberdeen for Base and Yard work then a chance too go offshore later.
Save your cash from your work then if you really want to do a ROV course look at the options just do the 3 weeks course only there several places which do it these days..
There is always room for Trainee’s with many companys as they dont want to pay for experenced Pilot Techs.
Plus by being in Aberdeen you can do some course’s relevent to the Offshore so being more employable.
May 4, 2011 at 2:32 am #30847ParticipantAnd if you still want to try the ROV Course go here
http://www.subseatraining.com/
http://www.subseatraining.com/course-details/course-date-time
Its only 3960 GBP
May 4, 2011 at 10:08 am #30848Sit Rep
Participant…and considering I only had +\- 8000hrs of training in the mob in the 1st five years, that should make you an instant guru!
As has been said here before get yourself into the offshore world via another route and work up to it. Alternately you could sign up (RN I assume) and get into minehunting or similar, at least you’ll be paid and not go hungry!
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May 4, 2011 at 5:49 pm #30849Ray Shields
ParticipantI’m not even sure if I’m in the right place to post a question on the training schemes at Fort Williams but here goes.
Then may I suggest you actually READ these forums? We are constantly asked questions on here where it is appears people have not done any research themselves which tends not to make others feel helpful.
Look in the Rookies section especially and you will see many – many – threads and discussions about training schools, including Fort Williams – and what many people think of them.
Having a piece of paper from any training school will not guarantee you a job, it will maybe not even make any difference at all in getting a job.
There is the first fact as to are there any jobs available for new people. Simple answer is at present not many.
Secondly, the slim jobs that are going are going to people who have the best TECHNICAL background, not a piece of paper from a training school.
You already appear to have the appropriate technical background.
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