Hi all. im at a stage where i cant face getting up in the moring to go to work. ive tried jobs in commercial and domestic but i dont have the passion for them like i used to. ive been in the trade for 15 years including my apprenticeship but now im considering a totally different carrer.
I know...
Hello, I am new to the forum. I am a Maintenance Electrician on a gas plant and have been doing my current job for 7 years, I have just finished a HNC in Electrical Engineering this year and I am looking for a bit of a change. I didn't do the HNC for the purpose of moving on or changing career...
Hi there, I am actively seeking a career change as an Electrician. Other than wiring up sockets and light switches that I taught myself using a book (old school) ! I have no experience or formal training.
I have enquired with several training companies now for a complete start from the bottom...
Hi all, I know this has been touched upon many times before but I need some advice tailored to my situation.
So I’ve enrolled on a City and Guilds NVQ level 2 Electrical Installation Course at my local college near Cardiff with the intention of possibly retraining to become an electrician; I’ve...
Hi Guys,
I've done a lot of reading here and elsewhere and am 90% sure of what i am going to do but would like some options from people in the know/that have done it.
Background: I have been a physics teacher for 9 years but have always wanted a practical trade based job. I am quite confident...
Hi all,
I'm a 48 year old, father of two in Berkshire, looking to change career.
Now my children are more independent i now longer need to be around for the school run etc.....
just wondering if anyone has any advice on how to find employment as an Electricians Mate.
I've nearly completed...
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After working in retail and hospitality for about 10 years I have decided the work has sucked enough life out of me, and I decided to change careers. My partner is currently working towards a gas engineer qualification, we're also planning to invest in properties in the future. A...
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Basically I am 24 years old and currently a financial adviser, I've thought about it long and hard if it's something that I want to do in the long run and it's not, I find the office jobs very boring. Rolling on, my father is a property developer, and introduced me to electrics...
Wondered if anyone can provide some advice.
Im 26 and due to be made redundant from my job (warehouse manager).
I always wanted to get a trade job and now back looking into it.
How hard is it to get a electrician job if im not doing apprentiship.
All the jobs ive seen say work experience required.
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Just thought I would say hello, my name is Freddie, I am 25 and from Nottingham originally, although living in London now. Been down here about 8 months and moved down here to get a job in business to business sales. I hated every second of it as I was sat behind a desk all day cold...
Hi, I work as an accountant in Manchester. I’m interested in starting electrician training and working alongside my studies, obviously leaving my current job to do so!
I’m wondering where to start with this. The training looks expensive and apprenticeships don’t pay much at all. I’m prepared to...
Hi My names Ryan but you can call me Curly
Im 29 based in glasgow and have been a painter and decorator for the last 12 years. I have been running my own business for the last 4 years ( as a sole trader doing domestic decorating jobs) and have decided to wind it in as its almost xmas the...
Hi all,
I have tried to read through as many threads as possible but couldn't see the answer to this question so apologies if I am asking something that is obvious.
So I am researching the best way to change career into becoming an electrician, I am 35 and have a mortgage etc etc so an...
Hi all.
Looking for some straight up answers as Google is an absolute mine field when it comes to this kind of stuff. All I get when I ask is "Become a qualified Electrician in 5 days!"
I'm 25, currently self employed in another trade and doing a dead end job to make ends meet. I really don't...
Hi guys. Don't expect lots of replies but just a couple will do and help
A bit about me 35 2 kids mortgage bla bla
Looking at changing from public sector to become a spark
I currently earn around 50k that's including overtime. Is it worth me changing or will it take far to long to train...
Hi all,
Hoping someone can help or point me in the right direction.
I'm looking for a career change and i've been reading that the courses the military offer are pretty much worthless when it comes to being employed afterwards.
That said, can someone help me with what the best courses i can...
I came across the site when I have been doing to research into a career change (or back to my original one..) After school I when to college and did level 2 NVQ's and GNVQ's in electrical and mechanical engineering, then chose a career in retail management :rolleyes:. Over the last few weeks I...
Hi all,
I've spent the past 10 years working in London as a Bobbie and am well and truly ready for a career change.
I am really keen to get onto an adult apprenticeship and get stuck into a completely different industry with a view to maybe specialising later on and working in renewable...
Basically as the title of my thread says.
I've pretty much always been self employed, work at the moment is quiet and I have no actual trade so I'm looking into training to be an electrician. Over the last few years I've worked with builders, roofers, industrial refrigeration installation and...
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