Any advice?

[FUSE]

Hi! New on the forum and looking for some advice! I am about to embark on a new career as an electrician and have been looking at quite a few training centres. My top two are Trade Qualified Ltd and Access2trade careers. Both offer similar qualifications. Anyone out there had any experience with either of these two institutions? Cheers.

 

[batty]

Your twin brother is on the forum to.

Batty

:coat

 

[green-hornet]

There is nothing wrong with re-training as an electrician, your options are somewhat limited with age and or experiance.

Personnaly I would stay away from the local ads such as "be an electrician in two weeks".

There is a lot of theory which at the time of learning you think you never need, but in the real world that theory allows you to calculate the requirements and do the job cheaper than a (well I have seen it done like this electrician).

Passing an exam which says you are now 17th edition or part p compliant does not make you an electrician, only experiance and the knowledge of your craft can do that.

If you are serious then learn as much as you can from people in your area, advertise your services free of charge on condition that you learn from them, don't forget to train you normally have to pay them, this way you get free practical training.

Enrol with a college that provides recognised courses many of these you can do on a night school basis or a full day, say once a week.

Whatever path you take remember that the first lesson every electrician learns is safety!

Never try anything you have no knowledge of, it could kill you, or even worse kill those you are doing the job for.

 

[batty]

There is nothing wrong with re-training as an electrician, your options are somewhat limited with age and or experiance.Personnaly I would stay away from the local ads such as "be an electrician in two weeks".

There is a lot of theory which at the time of learning you think you never need, but in the real world that theory allows you to calculate the requirements and do the job cheaper than a (well I have seen it done like this electrician).

Passing an exam which says you are now 17th edition or part p compliant does not make you an electrician, only experiance and the knowledge of your craft can do that.

If you are serious then learn as much as you can from people in your area, advertise your services free of charge on condition that you learn from them, don't forget to train you normally have to pay them, this way you get free practical training.

Enrol with a college that provides recognised courses many of these you can do on a night school basis or a full day, say once a week.

Whatever path you take remember that the first lesson every electrician learns is safety!

Never try anything you have no knowledge of, it could kill you, or even worse kill those you are doing the job for.

Very sensible words green giant.

Batty

 

[FUSE]

Thanks for the advice, i appreciate it! Am planning to do theory via long distance learning and then doing the pracs at the end of each theory module. Courses are pricey so it's necessary to continue my current job to keep an income up and look for local work in the trade whilst i'm studying. I think your'e right in the importance of having experience, so will focus on this as soon as!

 

[green-hornet]

Do not pay the cowboys they prey on your ignorance.

You only have to find a suitable college that provide training for the theory stuff and talk to your local electricians for the practical stuff and away you go.

 

[Andy™]

Avoid distance learning. for the very simple reason or its distance. chances are, you can get it cheaper at a local college and they could probably help you more with practical side

 

[Apache]

Fuse - where are you based?

 

[Andy™]

Fuse - where are you based?

in a fuse box or service head?

:coat

 

[green-hornet]

Fuse I would allow any person to join my team if they showed a willingness to learn.

I met a tiler this year who after years of working in the building trade wanted to become an electrician, he came to me and offered his servises as a labourer to gain practical knowledge, I had him changing consumer units in no time he has now passed his 2330 and is in the process of doing his 2391, not bad for a bloke who stuck ceramics to a wall for a living.Only problem now is he says if he made a mistake with his tiles it never hurt anybody but if he made a mistake with the electrics someone could die!

 

[Marc]

Avoid distance learning. for the very simple reason or its distance. chances are, you can get it cheaper at a local college and they could probably help you more with practical side

Have to agree with Andy on this. I'm doing 2330 level 2 via distance learning. It's OK for the theory side (got the course material through just before Christmas, sat all 4 theory exams beginning of March, passed 2 * credit, 2 * distinction), but teaches you nothing with regards to the practical side. It was also ~

 

[FUSE]

Based in Hertford. Local college runs a limited course which would mean that i would have to part train elsewhere anyway. Someone recommended the open university, so i'll check them out.

 

[FUSE]

Hi Marc, looks like i'll be following a similar route to you and hopefully try and get some practical work while studying.

 

[FUSE]

Are you psychic? I used to be a tiler! ha ha! Makes sense to get some "hands on" practical in field while studying. As long as you can afford to pay the course/college fees while youre doing it!

 

[a1]

I was awilling to travel to get on a college course.

Luckily, my persistence and enthusiasm paid off.

 

[FUSE]

I agree! Am also looking further afield for best option. I work long and awkward hours at the moment which change every week which is why flexible home study seemed a good option. May run into trouble if I have to travel too far. Then again, if thats what has to be done...