Course of action after apprenticeship.

[Luke Howard]

Hi all, I'm currently undergoing Electrical Apprenticeship course, and was wondering When I fully complete it and become a qualified Electrician, what would be the best course of action to take after leaving the company I get my qualification from..... e.g Start as a mate? Immediately look for a different company to work for e.g BT or something?

Thanks.

 

[Pete999]

If tou are qualified look for a job as an Electrician, why look for Mates jobs?

 

[Rosco]

Not sure why you would want to change career paths this early, you have spent 4 years training so in my opinion you should use it, I do however agree with changing companies so you can show people what your capable of without still being "the boy/girl" but as Pete said you will be a qualified electrician so apply for that. Get onto a company and work your nuts off work your way up and gain experience of working alone develop yourself first.

 

[Dannyg8810]

Why leave the company you have done your time at straight away?

 

[The Ghost]

I imagine the company expect loyalty from you having invested a lot of time and trouble training you. Any other employer might look askance at you jumping ship so quick and worry about your integrity.

 

[DavidSpark]

In my opinion the smart move would be to stick with the company who just paid to train you for at least a year to consolidate all you have learned and continue to build on what you have already experienced.

There is a lot more to the job than what you learn in your 4 years.

 

[Luke Howard]

Thanks for the responses!

 

[KEV 1 N]

Learn....learn....learn! Knowledge is power, if you get a chance to work with someone doing testing whether it be new installations or periodics, learn from them, ask questions, ask to use the tester and have a go.

 

[telectrix]

Thanks for the responses!

 

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