Hi im after a little advice really im 26 and been a domestic gas engineer since school. Im alittle bored of it now and fancy a change and am thinking one of these would be good to get into. There both about a week course change over from domestic and would use my skills i already have.

Questions are.
Which would be more recession proof i dont want to do a course then struggle to find a job
Which is the most enjoyable job to do
Hows the best way to get in the industry without any commercial experiance

Commercial is recession proof. I work in the FM industry (as well as construction) and we are screaming out for decent gas / fridge engineers.

Thats kinda what i was expecting to hear i was made redundant in jan but was lucky enough to land a job pretty quickly. But when i was looking i noticed lots of com and a/c positions. Im thinking air con and com gas are simular types of jobs on a daily basis but not sure which course to do

if you already have the gas domestic competencies, then may be a better initial route to add commercial gas to give you more options. Changing to air con engineer is quite a significant change with additional training and legislation on refrigerants gasses etc, also training and qualifications is one thing its then importunity to gain experience which might be easier if already in the gas industry

I have to agree. Whilst basic refrigeration is ok for domestic, commercial systems are larger and more complex. You will also need to be proficient in statutory obligations, as most companies are audited heavily on Fgas compliance amongst other things.

Go for commercial gas. Try and get Steam plant too if you can, theres a shortage of large plant engineers in commercial.

ETA: we generally require a fair amount of experience when we employ refr. engineers, because the chillers or AC plant is generally supporting critical kit. Even Non-Critical 'Comfort Cooling' plant has become critical if the building occupants undertake necessary work.

Boilers are not as critical (unless its winter) however Steam plant is usually found in production, FMCG, leisure or healthcare environments.

[Edited on 11-6-12 by MakeEverything]

Brilliant thanks for the help guys im going to contact a few of the local companies to get my foot in the door a little and going get info on coms gas courses
Cheers adam