Best apprenticeship to do

Handiest??

I'd have to disagree. Tiling is a trade that can't be thought. It's an art that people are either good at or not.

A tiler is an artist.

If some spends a thousand on tiles for a bathroom and they are not laid perfect the tiler is in for a hard time

Not particularly

A poor blocklayer is hidden by a plaster, a poor plasterer is hidden by a painter.

The tiler has no hiding place

You have to love tiling to do it as a job.

It doesn't need qualifications per say, but it's far from the easiest trade

I would suggest you have a look at an aircraft maintenance apprenticeship. I work in this area myself, but while I didn't do an apprenticeship, I have seen a lot of people do very well having completed an apprenticeship and having the right attitude and work ethic. The big benefit of such an apprenticeship is it can give many different opportunities, and options to suit what people are looking for. For example, I know lads and girls who have gone into heavy maintenance, such as AAG is Shannon or Dublin Aerospace (where an aircraft is taken out of service for a number of weeks) working in line maintenance (ongoing servicing and troubleshooting of in service aircraft), working with planes being built (auch as in Airbus in Hamburg or Toulouse), in engines inspection or maintenance companies, into technical departments of airlines or aircraft leasing companies and into the Irish Aviation Authority. But as its a regulated industry with a strong process driven focus, the pharma and medical devices industry recruit many aerospace professionals too. It also allows lads the opportunity to travel and work abroad for a bit if they want. The earning capacity is very strong for people with ambition. I know a few lads who were earning in the high 50s + pension +health insurance + staff travel (very cheap flughts) before overtime within a year of finishing their apprenticeships a few years back. These lads would have worked hard to get a certifying license very quickly, but that is something that you do at your own pace. Plenty people with engineering, science and business degrees would be working a long time after college before they were on them sort of wages. Some mightn't want to go down the certifying/licensed engineer route, earn a bit less but still have a lifestyle that allows them plenty time to run the farm. I have met quite a few over the years around Clare, Galway, Tipperary, Cavan, Meath, Westmeath etc who work shifts and can manage to run a farm without having to work every minuteof the day. Obviously where you are located would be a consideration, and in the current climate mightn't seem like the best industry to go into, but good aircraft engineers are always in demand

What about exploiting the growing wellness industry. Soft enough job that let's you preserve much needed energy for the real work of agriculture.

However, first and foremost you'd have to make it known you're predominantly a farmer - in case anyone thinks you're a total fruitcake.

Meanwhile the wellness business starts bringing in the big bucks for you. Keeping things low key, you put up a tams granted shed which includes a nice space for you're work as a reiki healer or whatever.

Then you expand. Next thing you're importing hot tubs, turning round feeders into coffee pods, hiring students to manage your instagram page.

You become a guru in the industry. You dominate the market with plasterers and blocklayers from far and wide coming to avail of rejuvenation treatments.

You don't stop. You want more. You reach the pinnacle when Ear to the Ground do a segment on your business.

I'd have to disagree, Have done quite a bit of tiling with results that were perfectly acceptable and I'm far from an artist.

A level floor and a tile leveling system is half the battle. Unless you're talking about herringbone or the likes in very awkwardly shaped rooms then it's fairly straightforward.A laser is a godsend

Absolutely.

Many tilers wouldn't go below standard spacing which is 2mm for walls and 3mm for floors. 1mm would be extremely difficult to keep running right and wouldn't allow the tolerance needed for stress relief.

Edit: Many tilers may be a stretch, I do know 2 or 3 that wouldn't though

Know 4 lads who have recently (Last two years) lost their jobs in this industry. Only advantage of it is it could lead you into another industry if you are qualified.

I find it surprising that nobody has pointed out that farming involves hard physical work if not outright rooting and dragging.

My advice as a carpenter who now does a different job along with farming is definitely NOT a physical trade where you come home with body already tired. That's madness.

Any trade where you'll end up self-employed with employees is a no-no as it takes too much time outside of the basic 40 hrs to run, - time you need for your farm.

Some good suggestions about boiler servicing, aircraft tech, heat pump installer, air conditioning, alarm systems, door access systems, smart metering installer, communications/Wi-Fi systems.

That's your type of job.

Generally stay away from the traditional site trades if you're trying to farm as well.

Reasonably well paid, clean, body isn't wrecked at 55, plenty of time to farm.

Yeah couldn’t agree more. Teacher is the best of all as I said before. Sit on your bum for the day then tare into it when you get home.

Electrician.

Great base to branch off into a more specialist area in the future if you want, or great if you want to make loads of money house bashing on sites at the moment either.

€85k 😞😞 dairy boys wouldn’t get out of bed for it.....

A mate of mine (grade A chancer) decided to start tiling during the Celtic tiger. There was heaps of estates popping up beside us with dubs moving down that knew no one to do work- he decided to milk them!

With the aid of yanks on YouTube he learnt the ropes, raising eyebrows in the builders providers talking about drywall etc.

One day the owner had headed off to the big smoke and he decided to have a bath as it'd been a while! Happy out with the radio going who arrives upstairs only the owner- she had forgotten her laptop! Not one to get excited he took it in his stride- a true pro!

The demise of the Celtic tiger saw him head to oz which was just as well as a few husband's n boyfriend's were after him for providing additional services to their missus's!