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    New career

    Hello all after 14 years in the army and then 8 years in the civil service I decided on a career change with me in charge of myself so here I go! Retrained as a domestic electrician Jay
  2. C

    Career Change

    Hi all, I am about to embark on distance learning whilst working my current full time job. Supposedly taking 2 years to complete to 'fully qualified'. At a cost of 10% of potential earnings. Which they say is £7,000. Is this a fair reflection? Is there still a shortage of electricians? Cheers.
  3. J

    Ways to further my career as an electrician?

    A little bit about me; I'm 22 years old and have an NVQ Level 3 17th edition. I went into an apprenticeship straight after school at the age of 16. After 3 years I am now qualified with an aditional 3 years experience. I'm now starting to think about my future and I want to explore what choices...
  4. J

    Career Change

    Hi All, I'm looking into a career change at the age of 28. I've got a computer science background in a fairly good job at the moment but can't stand being in a office all week! I've done some electrical work with a fully qualified guy and enjoyed it and had good feedback on my work. I've always...
  5. G

    Considering a career change

    Hello I am a new member here thinking changing career. I was wondering if you guys here would have any advice. I have a Bsc(Hons) in Marine Science and I've been working in fish farming and research for a few years now. I'm bored of looking after fish though and want to move into the...
  6. S

    Career Advice For Electrician Apprentice

    Hi, not a regular poster on here however I feel this would be a relevant platform to pick a few sparkies brains. My predicament currently is that in two weeks time my apprenticeship comes to an end having gained a full nvq level 3, bs7671 regs, 2394+2395. Having spent 4 years working for my...
  7. R

    Electrician Career Progression?

    I’m looking for advice on my career progression and what steps I should take. I am a JIB graded Approved Installation Electrician. I am currently 38. I didn't get into electrics until my early thirties when I decided to have a career change. I went to evening classes and studied: C&G 2330...
  8. W

    New career as a Wind turbine technician

    I have just been accepted on a Wind turbine technician course at a local college. The job really appeals to me but I don't have a background in electrical engineering and have no qualifications in Maths or Physics. My question is - is an electrical background / Maths & Physics essential or they...
  9. T

    Seriously considering career change. Which route to qualification?

    Hi, First, apologies if this has been done to death. I am 28 and considering a career change to become an electrician, preferably in the industrial sector. I have over 10 years' experience as a computer programmer and fancy a change - I've spent way too much of my life sat on my bum! Always...
  10. C

    Change of career

    Hello All, I am looking at a change of career from IT to becoming an electrician. There's so many courses out there and I'm a little stuck on the right route and was hoping someone can help. I basically want to be fully qualified to be able to work on both domestic and commercial sites and I'd...
  11. S

    Career change

    Hi, I am looking for a career change but dont know where to start. I am 31 and i would like to train as an electrician. I currently work full time as a Store Manager in Peterborough but its rubbish with no job satisfaction. Im at the stage where if i dont do a career change i probably never...
  12. S

    The start to my career

    Hi I am a apprentice, recentley started about 3 months ago with a small local company. I have kind of enjoyed it but I am starting to find that I am sort of starting to get a bit stressed out with it and things like that, like my boss/employee that I work with keeps saying I need to show more...
  13. D

    Career advice !?

    Hi guys, basically I've found myself at the ripe old age of 32 and stuck in a deadbeat job with little to no prospects .... So I think its time I got qualified and became an electrician. I live in central London and have thus been leaning towards commercial and industrial installation. Even...
  14. P

    Career Change Advice

    Hi All, I'm sure the question has been asked before- but this forum is huge so not found the answer yet!! I'm 32yrs old looking to change career but wanting advice on the route to take. Option A) Apprentaship route. Leave current job, then earn £150 a week for first year, slightly more next...
  15. F

    Career change

    Hi I am new to this site and was hoping i could get some advise and guidance please. I'm 27 and for the last 9 years Ive been working as an estate agent, over the last year i have not been too happy and have decided to change my career and an electrician is something i thing would interest me...
  16. J

    Senior Authorized person career path

    Hi guys, just looking for a bit of advice really. I'm nearly due my approved status as a spark but the path I want to go down now is the SAP route but I'm a bit unsure of how to get there and the quals you need. I've been working on offshore wind for the past 2years and it seems the ideal path...
  17. T

    Career Direction

    Not really sure what to do, I suppose I'm doing ok at the moment earning roughly 30k a year plus overtime as an approved sparky, but that just isn't enough for me, I'm ambitious and I want an AMG mercedes parked in my garage by the time I'm 35... on a serious note, I'm stuck in a rut, I'm never...
  18. U

    Advice on career ?

    Hi, Any advice would be great about what to next in my situation.Im 29, I got some work experience, but nothing electrical and not that much.I have a Btec level 3 in Electrical Engineering with almost top marks overall.Now im at a crossroads so to speak of what to do next career wise.I really...
  19. H

    Another Wanting Career Advice

    For the past 2 years or so I've felt like a change in career, and becoming an electrician has always been top of the list. Anyhow, I'm 30 so need to do it the mature student way. First up, let me apologise about asking this question - you guys must have to answer it so many times. Secondly, let...
  20. N

    Career Advice

    Hi everyone, I am currently working as a multi-skilled maintenance technician in a busy production environment tackling mechanical jobs as well as electrical jobs, I want to move from the industrial environment to domestic electrical work. I currently have a level 3 extended diploma in...

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