11-26-2005, 09:06 AM
For education I have a degree in photography and certificates in electronics and computers. I have absolutely no practical experience for the job that I was just laid off from. All they really seemed to care about was whether or not I would pass the security clearance and that I would be available to work the crazy hours.
The company I work for is the only one I know of that teaches courses in industrial leak repair. We charge $10k for a 1 week course on how to do what I do. I was taught on the job for no charge. The biggest challenges are all safety related and knowing what sort of sealant to use for a particular job. The materials that are capable of sealing an acid leak most likely wont repair a steam leak. It's actually cool work to do and the biggest challenge is not being able to plan for anything because the work is all emergency based work. This time of year is very slow for us because a lot of plants actually shut down their lines to do repairs themselves. We're mostly called in when it would be too expensive to shut down a process to repair it.
The company I work for is the only one I know of that teaches courses in industrial leak repair. We charge $10k for a 1 week course on how to do what I do. I was taught on the job for no charge. The biggest challenges are all safety related and knowing what sort of sealant to use for a particular job. The materials that are capable of sealing an acid leak most likely wont repair a steam leak. It's actually cool work to do and the biggest challenge is not being able to plan for anything because the work is all emergency based work. This time of year is very slow for us because a lot of plants actually shut down their lines to do repairs themselves. We're mostly called in when it would be too expensive to shut down a process to repair it.
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