Hi guys, I’m really looking for some advice from some people in the industry, I find that the training centres ‘advice’ very much centres around their courses. Domestic installer seems like short route in, too short in my eyes, c and g 2365 seems the better way but longer. To set the scene I...
Hi - I am trying to get my first ECS card. It has recognised 2 of my qualifications but I can find the other 2 - EAL Level 2 Fundamental Inspection, testing and initial verification 603/0144/2 and EAL Level 3 in Building regs for electrical installations in dwellings 603/0149/1. Any advice as...
Am currently extending house and will be installing a smart home system throughout. My builder's sparks will be doing whatever is required to comply with regs etc.
I'm also intending to operate the smart home installation stuff as a bit of a future career change/semi retirement business...
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I am completely new to the forum, hence on this forum. I am currently a serving Fire fighter and have been interested in the potential of becoming an electrician as a career change in the long term. What I really need is the correct information on what qualifications are required...
Firstly Hello my name is Shaun
I have joined the forum today to gain some information which will hopefully lead to me finally getting my qualifications that I didn't finish.
Here goes
I started out training as a domestic electrician around 1987 crawling around in lofts & rewiring houses the...
Hi everyone my first post here, and I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I'm debating whether to go back to college, or what courses I need to do since the course numbers have all changed & quite frankly I'm a bit confused.
My qualifications are...
City & Guilds part 1
City & Guilds part 2
GNVQ...
Hi there. I’d appreciate some advice as to my position really. It’s quite a long story so bear with me. I served an apprenticeship as a Maintenance Engineer do a large engineering firm. I finished my apprenticeship circa 2003 with an NVQ 2 in engineering which included basic domestic electrical...
I did an apprenticeship when I left school. I have the c&g 7671 level 3 in requirements for electrical installations along with a few other certificates from college.
I've been in the forces 8 years working on electrical systems so I'm still 'in touch' with engineering.
I'm looking as courses to...
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I work for a international packaging company and we have had a death of an engineer in South Africa. He was changing a motor on a strapping machine and electrocuted himself, further details are not for coming yet.
It has raised questions as follows and i was looking for your...
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I am a subscriber [free] to `Wiring Matters` the IET online Electrical Industry magazine and today I received the reminder email for the September edition which has an article titled `Electrical Qualifications` - I have sometimes seen Members asking questions on the Forum about the...
I have recently finished college part time studying city and guilds level 2 and 3 diploma (2365) in electrical installation but I'm not completely sure what my next options are or what is available to me now ?
I know I can go on to become fully qualified but I need a company to employ me to...
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I worked as a junior electrician basically just gaining exsperience, on a domestic level and some commercial, later on they funded me to do my part p, 17th edition, electrical building regs, and also have a logic certified domestic installer card, and 2391 and 2392, initial...
I am currently undertaking a domestic electrical installation course, which is a distance learning course. After I have completed the course I will be a fully qualified electrician with all the relevant City and Guilds qualifications. At the moment I only have a CSCS card which I have used in...
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Just after some help regarding further training as an Electrician. I'm an Australian A grade electrician with a Certificate 3 in Electrotechnology. I have a dual passport for the U.K. and intend on staying here. From what I can see that certificate is equivalent to an NVQ lvl 2?
I'm...
Hi all. I currently work in the insurance industry and have taken VR and will be looking to start a career as an electrician. I'll use my redundancy money to retrain full time to gain my qualifications.
Just after your assistance as to what training centre is the best one to go with and what...
hi all,
Just searching for a bit of advice on qualifications
I have been asked to look into
We are branching into securty alarm systems and fitting, the fitting of the system we are all trained up on how to do it's wireless so radio signal or 4 core alarm cabling however we have to wire the...
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I'm confused and could use some advice, I've look around a lot online and can't seem to find any straight forward answers.
So I decided I wanted to be an electrician in school and went to college straight from school in 2010,
I completed Level 2 City & Guilds 2330 Electrotechnical...
Been looking around at current jobs being advertised and have noticed that the majority of places are asking for Electricians to have there JIB/ECS card but the companies are not JIB and nowhere near paying the JIB rate or offering the associated so called perks, so why are they asking for the...
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