career

  1. M

    Career change to Electrician.

    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.
  2. F

    Hi folks - another career changer checking in.

    Hi guys, 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...
  3. N

    Career change to Electrician

    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...
  4. curly

    Hello, Im new and want a career change.

    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...
  5. A

    Advise please help I’m lost???????????

    Hi all just need some advice. I’m looking at doing the 2365 level 2 and 3. But want to know after completing these what are my chances of getting a job, and what’s out there as I need to keep earning a wage while I complete my nvq portfolio. Thanks Andy
  6. Michael Dempster

    Becoming Qualified For a Career Change

    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...
  7. Gakure

    Qualification Vs Career guidance

    Hi all, a few months ago, I asked on advice on the best route for a career change from Electrical Engineer to an Electrician. I was advised to take some course and since then I have achieved the following certificates (see below) but I have little practical experience. However, I am lucky to...
  8. Lip.82

    Newbie to the forum wanting career advice

    Hi guy's Just joined the forum, I'm putting myself through college on a night after work and just passed my C&G L3. I'm going to do the regs but going to have to wait until the 18th edition comes out and then after that I'm doing inspection and testing. Any advice on what is best to do after...
  9. Garethf619

    Career changing newbie

    hi guys As the title says I’m a newbie doing a home course with Trades Gateway (TRAIN4JOBS) while working full time as a site supervisor at a primary school. I’ve been doing it now for almost 13 years at the same school and have now decided at 34 years old I want something different. I’m...
  10. H

    Career change advice

    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...
  11. U

    Advice on starting a career in the electrical industry

    Good Evening, I am 21 years old currently working an office job for a house builder, and i sometimes wonder if the office job is for me. I was going to undertake an electrical college course out of school but i instead went down the office career path. I have been drawn to domestic and...
    • utblades96
    • Thread
    • advice apprenticeship career city & guilds commercial domestic electrical industry starting trainee
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  12. C

    Career change for a 35 year old

    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...
  13. MKspark

    Career Progression and Courses

    Morning All I'm after some advice from the more experienced people in this group. I'm a qualified electrician of 17 years with 2360 pt1 + pt2 Pat Testing 2392, 2934, 2395 Testing and Inspecting IOSH (Health and Safety) SMSTS (Site Management) and all other courses in fire Marshall, first aid...
  14. Marti

    What was the best pice of career advice you've been given and what did you do with it.9

    Dead honest true. Couple of years ago I asked two unrelated friends what was the key to their successful, 6 figure salary, careers in highly competitive fields. Answers (verbatim) were, "Know which arse to pucker (kiss) up to?" And the other was "Know where the blame is going for any project...
  15. M

    Leaving the Military end of 2018 and looking for a career change.

    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...
    • Mark247
    • Thread
    • career career change change looking military
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  16. K

    Career Advice For Electrician to Designer

    Hi All I'm new to electrician forum and looking for some advice. I'm 28 and have been working as an electrician for about 12 years (including apprenticeship). I have gained the standard qualifications in that time (2330 Level 2 & 3, 2382, 2392-1 and 2391. I decided to give Level 4 Design &...
  17. S

    Hi newbie career change!

    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...
  18. A

    Hello, new member looking for career advice

    Hello, I'm an electric and gas smart meter engineer, I haven't been doing it long having made a massive career change last august to when I started my training. Smart metering, is ok and a nice step on to the ladder.. but I will want to move onwards and upwards at some point, with more interest...
    • ATP
    • Thread
    • advice career hello looking member new new member
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  19. C

    Newbie 33yrs looking for career change...

    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...
    • Coltonfyer
    • Thread
    • career career change change looking newbie
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: The Welcome Forum
  20. satori

    Change of career, 2365 and all that.

    Hi all, Following etiquette, here's an introduction. I passed my half century less than a month ago, and six months prior to that was made redundant after 30+ years in the same job... a job I had no training for and kind of "grew" into. It suited me and I it, but business was not growing so...
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