Hi everyone, been popping in and out of forum for a while now but never posted.
It's great to see everyone being so helpful, so here's my question.
At 16 I left school, started apprenticeship,on tools for 2 yrs before employer sent me to college.
I was doing block release there and near the end of 3rd yr the company was going through a lean spell and was made redundant along with a few sparks and the other 3rd and 4th yr apprentices.(they held on to the 1st & 2nd yrs)
They did however find me a new employer, problem was, he wasn't keen on me going to college for 4 weeks at a time. As I was never able to sit any exams, I have no qualification from that time. They also gave me a letter to prove I had served 3 yrs. I carried on with my new employer and when the year was out I was upgraded to the sparks rate and worked for them for another couple of yrs until I left.
A few yrs later I sent my letter along with some registration doc (can't remember what it was) to SJIB to see where I stood as a spark, no reply, sent another letter a few yr later and got a reply saying they ahd lost my letter along with my letter of proof and this registration thingy. The company had gone bust a short while after I was made redundant but the company I finished my apprenticeship with are still going so I reckon I could get some proof from them. After doing the circuit chasing the money with only word of mouth references getting me starts, I have been self employed for around 20 yrs. Working for 1 company for past 18 yrs (yes they kept me busy) I floated into data cabling and progressed to hardware software etc and electrical work has been limited to the odd socket every year or so. I really want to get back into sparky work so I may not have to travel so much.
Anyone know my best option, I really don't want to do one of these mature apprenticeships, oh I did do my 17th a couple of yr ago. Is there any way I can sit an exam or assessment only ,I think I've got enough experience as I'm 48 now. Sorry about the novel guys.
ps I live in glasgow.
Cheers
It's great to see everyone being so helpful, so here's my question.
At 16 I left school, started apprenticeship,on tools for 2 yrs before employer sent me to college.
I was doing block release there and near the end of 3rd yr the company was going through a lean spell and was made redundant along with a few sparks and the other 3rd and 4th yr apprentices.(they held on to the 1st & 2nd yrs)
They did however find me a new employer, problem was, he wasn't keen on me going to college for 4 weeks at a time. As I was never able to sit any exams, I have no qualification from that time. They also gave me a letter to prove I had served 3 yrs. I carried on with my new employer and when the year was out I was upgraded to the sparks rate and worked for them for another couple of yrs until I left.
A few yrs later I sent my letter along with some registration doc (can't remember what it was) to SJIB to see where I stood as a spark, no reply, sent another letter a few yr later and got a reply saying they ahd lost my letter along with my letter of proof and this registration thingy. The company had gone bust a short while after I was made redundant but the company I finished my apprenticeship with are still going so I reckon I could get some proof from them. After doing the circuit chasing the money with only word of mouth references getting me starts, I have been self employed for around 20 yrs. Working for 1 company for past 18 yrs (yes they kept me busy) I floated into data cabling and progressed to hardware software etc and electrical work has been limited to the odd socket every year or so. I really want to get back into sparky work so I may not have to travel so much.
Anyone know my best option, I really don't want to do one of these mature apprenticeships, oh I did do my 17th a couple of yr ago. Is there any way I can sit an exam or assessment only ,I think I've got enough experience as I'm 48 now. Sorry about the novel guys.
ps I live in glasgow.
Cheers
