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And thats why I don't want to do a degree! 😆

Can't say I have ever looked at it before, I have minimal understanding of it just through speaking with my friend who's in the trade. that sounds like a good idea, I'll see about getting a copy. Your advice is much appreciated 👍

I only just saw the bit added to the end of your post, I fully appreciate your points with regard to starting a business.  I wouldn't even consider this route until I had plenty of experience and felt fully competent, but it would certainly be something I'd consider if I made it to that level...

Thanks specs, no offence taken at all. Just to clarify, I wasn't implying that the work I have previously done was the right thing to do, or that I carried the work out to the same standard of an electrician.  It was more to explain that I have some (all be it very little!) understanding of the...

Thanks for all the replies, as much as they're not saying what I hoped to hear, I'd rather know the true reality and I am taking it all on board. In response to the questions asked, I do work for myself and I would have planned to continue tree work but only with the contracts I currently...

Fair enough, I thought this might be the case. Since I'm not going to get an apprenticeship at 36, is it unlikely I could find a way into the trade at my age? I was under the impression that I could get the City & Guilds L2 & 3 to provide me with enough knowledge to work as an...

Hi guys, new to the forum and all that. I'm hoping to train as an electrician at the age of 36. I've worked as a tree surgeon since my teens and finally made the decision to do something different. A couple of mates of mine are in the trade and work for a small firm, they both encourage me...