If you’re the kind of person that gets bored stiff sitting in the office at a desk and you’re constantly itching to get out and do something practical, a career in the trades could be perfect for you. You can make good money and be your own boss if you set up a successful business. The problem is, you need a lot of experience and training before you can do that. You can’t just turn up at somebody’s house and start messing around with their electrics and plumbing unless you want to get sued. If you’re thinking of changing career and you think a job as a tradesman might suit you, here’s what you need to do to make it a reality.

Start At Home

Before you can work on other people’s houses or even start any training courses you need to learn a few basics. The best place to start is at home, fixing any problems around your own house. Keep in mind that if you want to be a plumber or electrician you need to be very careful what you’re doing. Get yourself some tools and proper clothing from Bryson Products and start doing some basic DIY around the house. It’ll help you learn how to use the tools and you’ll find out whether you’re actually any good at this or not. It doesn’t matter too much if you go wrong in your own house and you can start building the skills you need.

Start Training

Now that you’ve got a few basic skills you can start looking into proper training courses.  It’s honestly not as easy as going to the electrical supply store and just buying a few items to practice at home. You need professional guidance! There are a couple of different ways that you can do it; one of the most common is finding an apprenticeship. You’ll do a few days a week at a local college learning the theoretical stuff you need to know and the rest of the week will be spent working with a tradesman helping them out with jobs. Most people prefer this way because you get hands-on experience and you’ll also get paid while you do it. You can do a straight course at college for a couple of years and you’ll still get some practical experience in a workshop but you won’t get paid and you won’t have the benefit of working on a real house.

Finding Work

Once you’re qualified you can start looking for work. The ultimate end goal is to start your own company but trying to do that right away isn’t always the most sensible idea. Even though you’ve done your training, there is still a lot to learn. That’s why it’s often better to get in touch with local companies and see if they need any extra hands on deck. Spending a couple of years working for somebody else will help you to further hone your skills and teach you how to deal with jobs where things don’t necessarily go to plan, which happens quite a lot in this line of work. When you’ve got that extra experience, you can look into starting your own company. The connections you made while working for another company will also help you with finding your first jobs.

Now that you’ve started your own company and got your first few jobs, things will start to snowball and you’ll be running a successful business in no time.