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Daytona955
Having been a qualified mechanical engineer for 23 years ( apprentice trained with BTEC quals etc ) and having had enough of being stuck in a factory i decided to retrain as an electrical engineer. My background was hands on and engineering already so ( being old school and not a believer in short cut courses ) thought my current skills gave me enough background to go this route and went for it ( i know what people think of these courses, im the same in my own trade). In the last year ive completed c&g2330 level 2 and level 3 , about to take part P next week then the 17th edition exam. However i still have c&g 2356 NVQ3 to complete. Ive emailed a couple local electricians offering my services for free taking the experience as payment but no response! So am considering going self employed around my current job as Napit say i can self cert with them as long as i complete the 2356 within a year. One thing i cant seem to clarify anywhere is do i even need to join an organisation or can i just send the paperwork into the building regs people with the quals i already have or do i need the 2356 first? Its driving me nuts , apparently i can legally call myself an electrician now but when can i say fully qualified?
Plus any advice on going self employed or where i can find it most welcomed. I wouldnt even know what to charge people ! Also any knowledge of national companies that take in people like me ( lets face it at the moment i could be moulded to work how the employer likes right now ) please give me a pointer. If theres anywhere that hires out megger testers that would be quite handy aswell looking at the price of them
Many thanks and HELLO new here...hopefully be taking part in more advanced forums in a couple years
Plus any advice on going self employed or where i can find it most welcomed. I wouldnt even know what to charge people ! Also any knowledge of national companies that take in people like me ( lets face it at the moment i could be moulded to work how the employer likes right now ) please give me a pointer. If theres anywhere that hires out megger testers that would be quite handy aswell looking at the price of them
Many thanks and HELLO new here...hopefully be taking part in more advanced forums in a couple years
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