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  1. H

    How old is too old to train?

    Please be as honest as you can all, I'm looking for real honest views before I waste thousands of pounds and my few remaining years of working life. My situation is that I am a 55 year old contemplating a change of career and venturing into the work of domestic installation. I have no mortgage...
  2. P

    pharmacist wanting to re train as a domestic electrician

    Hi everyone I'm 35, been a practising pharmacist for nearly 10 years, but it doesn't really float my boat any more. I bought a fixer-upper 6 years ago, put an extension on it and learn loads about the building trade on the way. I loved the hands-on aspect and didn't mind the hard graft. Now I...
  3. R

    What's the best course to take to train as a fully qualified electrician?

    Hi all, I'm hoping you can please give me some advice, I'm an adult career changer and looking to fully qualify as an electrician. Can you please advise on what course I would need to do? There are so many out there with different companies with mixed reviews. I would like to get working ASAP...
  4. C

    UK Should I train to be a designer?

    Hi, just looking for some advice and thoughts on the following. I have been interested in the design side of our trade (commercial&industrial). I have my NVQ level 3 diploma installing electrotechnical systems and equipment and my testing and inspecting. Having spoke to the company I work for...
  5. Energy Storage Train - A new kind of energy storage

    Energy Storage Train - A new kind of energy storage

    Frank Sesno reports on ARES, a new technology that uses weighted rail cars and gravity to try create an efficient solution to the intermittency of solar and ...
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  6. pirate

    Train fares increased again...

    I see a lot of chat about the recent fares increases. I seldom use trains, and due to my location and my concession card, I never pay full rate anyway. I checked today's fare from Glasgow to Edinburgh, £13.10. Last night I bought a plane ticket from Gatwick to Menorca, £20.16...
  7. B

    29 Year Old Wanting To Train As An Electrician

    Hi peeps Im currently 29 and wanting to change my career to become an electrician, can anyone please help on how this can be done at my age, the problem is i'm in full time work and need to be in full time work while training...is it possible to get an apprenticeship type of deal or does anyone...
  8. UKMeterman

    The aftermath of a large SWA cable tied to a bridge snagged on a passenger train....

    An SWA feeding a signal box was cable tied to the cable tray on the side of a footbridge at a railway station. A train passing through the station snagged it and it went ping and recoiled down the platform.... Report 06/2018: Passengers struck by a flying cable at Abergavenny (Y Fenni) station...
  9. K

    A rock and a hard place, how to train later in life?

    Hi I have a load of questions about training, this seemed like a good place to ask. I'm thinking of dumping my current career. Having completed a house renovation it turns out I quite like electrics. The problem is as far as I can tell if you want a proper career as an electrician you have...
  10. J

    Would you give up being a train driver to be an electrician?

    As title says, what's the life of an electrician like, money, work load etc
  11. M

    Career change - Train to be electrician - any advice?

    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...
  12. Pete999

    Pete's Videos A new phrase from the USA, Kanduit Body

  13. J

    Train 4 Trade Skills course issues

    Im currently at a stage where I have been working on site now for a year as a electricians mate whilst undertaking the last part of this course. It has come to my attention that the qualifications obtained through the course, I will unable to obtain a trainee card let alone a gold ECS card...
  14. S

    Newbie looking to train as a PV installer??

    Hi, I'm looking to retrain to become a PV installer. I've posted in that forum question about what course would be the best route. I'll keep reading threads to see if I can find the right info but basically I'm looking for advice on what courses I should take? What I should expect from...
  15. N

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  16. C

    Wanting to re train

    Hi Guys and girls I want some advice. I was a chef for 15 years and had to leave that career due to bowel cancer. Im fit and well now but the chef life style isn't the best place for me now. I wanted to become a sparky as I'm very hands on and practical and had an idea i could earn good money...
  17. M

    couldnt do this job road train

    these long haul lorry drivers must get bored as ****.. i dont know of any other country that are legally allowed to tow up to 4 trailers at any time apart from Australia and that only goes for a couple of the states.. do you know of any more ?..pretty cool to see but all you want to do is get...
  18. T

    Which path to take when Looking to train as Electrician

    Hi all, I am looking to train as an electrician but unsure which path to take. there are several options and training centres but it's very confusing. I am hoping I'll get some help here. I was looking at the Part-P domestic installer and testing courses. there seem to be two accreditations...
  19. S

    BTEC in Electronic Engineering - then train to become a Inspection and Testing Elecy?

    Hi guys, I am new here and would really like some advice concerning a career change. I have a BTEC in Electronic Engineering which I gained some 18 years ago. I have never put it too much use, however I always really enjoyed testing circuitry and problem solving and wanted to make a career of...
  20. A

    Want to train to be an electrician.... but how, what, where and when!

    Hi, I have been doing some research into becoming an electrician and found several ways... Part P courses.. This will restrict me into doing domestic dwellings only, which isn't a huge problem but how do I go about it? I have contacted a few companies that say I could be qualified in 3...

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