qualifications

  1. K

    Self employed qualifications

    Hi All, This is my first post so go easy on me ? I am an apprentice trained electrician with NVQ level 2/3, AM2 and 17th edition. A short time after I qualified I chased the money into electrical maintenance so have predominantly worked on industrial electrics. I am beginning to set up to go...
  2. Nitram

    Out of date/incomplete electrical Qualifications

    Hi Everyone, I am a mate//improver. I completed 2360 (although I never received a 2360 pt 2 completion cert as i think that requires the completion of 2391.. dont know and am very confused) in 2002ish and was told at that time by my college I was 'an electrician'. To further qualify I was told...
  3. P

    240V basic Qualifications

    Hi, We are a small environmental monitoring company, all our equipment is 24V or 12V, however we occasionally have the option of mains supply. In these cases we step down the voltage within the panel, however this does mean we are often taking a cable from a 240v fused spur into our panel and...
  4. M

    Anybody know how to make the change from sea to land?

    I Did training as an Electro technical officer cadet and have been working at sea for 6/7 years as an electrician. I’ve got loads of qualifications but everything is sea related. (Electrical and electronic marine engineernig foundation degree, high voltage training, diesel electric propulsion)...
  5. E

    Does anyone know if French qualifications are accepted in the UK ?

    So the story is i want to train in France and i'm due to start the training next Monday, although due to a change in circumstances we will be moving back to the UK after my current house sells. I'm now wondering whether there's any point spending several months and several hundred hours working...
  6. E

    What Qualifications do i now need?

    Hello all, Back in the summer of 96' I finished electrical college and came out with parts 1 & 2, (16th Ed) didn't do AM2. Worked for a few years at various companies, then for one reason or another, decided to move in a slightly different direction. since then, I have worked for a wholesaler...
  7. B

    UK Are my old qualifications good enough to become "qualified"

    Hi All, I am not a sparky at present, I work in engineering, but I am considering a change. Last time there was a global financial crisis (2008-ish) I decided that I'd had enough of the uncertainty of working in someone else's engineering business and did my C&G 2330 L2 & L3 over a couple of...
  8. C

    UK Electrical Qualifications ECS Card

    Hi all sorry long post Looking for some advice. I've just been made redundant. Starting to get back to applying for jobs and everyone is looking for NVQ Level 3, with ECS gold card as a preference. I started my apprenticeship in 1996, obtained these qualifications along the way 2391 Level...
  9. C

    what qualifications do i need to become a domestic installer in scotland?

    I have been asked to get a list of qualifications that i will need to become a domestic installer in Scotland. I am a below the knee amputee and i am looking to get back to work. I am interested in becoming an electrician i have no experience and for now just want to be a domestic electrician to...
  10. N

    No qualifications

    I have my initial NICEIC assessment booked for DI. I do not have NVQ or 2392. my background is railway (which i know is not covered by BS7671) since 2010 i have been working on the railway and gained an installation licence and a test licence. railway licences are issued by the IRSE (governing...
  11. J

    UK qualifications and experience question

    Hell im john age 56 from merseyside. i started my electrical apprenticeship in 1980 a period of 4 years 3 months. During that time i attended college and passed my part 1 and part 2 city and guilds electrical installation work exams. During the years i passed my 15th 16th 17th 18th edition...
  12. Pete999

    Training and Qualifications.

    Not a moan or a gripe, I was reminiscing this morning of my days as an Apprentice back in the early 1960, Tel may well remember those days, sorry Tel. Any way I started with a small contracting firm in Bath, we did mainly rewires etc, and I was enrolled in Bath Tech and O stuck at it unlike...
  13. C

    Help & Advice needed - qualifications

    Hi everyone, New to the forum so just want to introduce myself and hopefully get some guidence from you guys. TIA for any advice given. My situation, i'm a HND qualified electrical and electronics engineer which i have never done anything with in 8 years. I'll explain more later. I'm...
  14. R

    Which qualifications?

    Hi all, New here and this question has probably been posted a thousand times, but what I'm looking for if some advice on exactly which Training Courses and Exams are required for Domestic Installations as I will not be carrying out any commercial work. I know there is a lot of opinions around...
  15. T

    Updating qualifications from 1980s

    Hi folks I completed my apprenticeship on the 14th edition and subsequently did a 15th update in the 1980s. I have an approved electrician's grading from 1982 and am looking to get back in the saddle after a career in management. Can anyone point me at the right courses (and maybe providers)...
  16. T

    Want to start as a spark.

    First post guys, so treat me gently. I'm looking to change career in to being an electrician. I've been on and off assisting my old man with a wide variety of electrical work on my days off for the past 5 or so years, such as domestic installation and the odd bit of commercial installation. As...
  17. T

    Qualifications and where to start ?

    Hello. First post here so go easy please haha So basically the last 3 years have been working as a mate. I have no qualifications and would like to start getting them now. I feel pretty confident in my ability and would preference a faster method. Any help would be great fully appreciated Thanks
  18. T

    Qualifications Necessary to Work on 3-phase

    Hi guys, I'm a small business owner who maintains canal boats at a boatyard with a 3-phase supply. I have about ten years of experience working with 12 volts and single-phase electrics, effectively undertaking an informal apprenticeship with a time-served electrician. I am looking to gain...
  19. T

    What kind of qualifications do you need to be able to work as an Electrician or be hired by a company?

    What kind of qualifications do you need to be able to work as an Electrician or be hired by a company? this could be from your personal experience what helped you get the job without the help of knowing someone who works for a particular trade. What would be the best route to be able to get...
  20. P

    qualification help,

    HI All, Sorry if this has been asked before, ive has a look and cant seem to find my answer. I am 37 and ive been made redundant, i have had a nice settlement which will enable me to retrain in another field and i want to go self employed. initially i am going to work with another electrician...

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