Current situation what should i do?

[Mike Blair]

Hello i have my 17th edition and level 2/3 2365 "not nvq" and have just passed my inspection and testing 2394/2395. I currently do not drive but that is my next goal. i an mainly experience in domestic /commercial i have had small industrial experience.

i am 20 would say i have had 2/2.5 years work experience doing electrical / fire alarm /cctv

What should i do?

what wages should i be expecting?

 

[Andy78]

Get your NVQ completed. Done and dusted then.

 

[telectrix]

get driving licence first. nvq is no good if you can't drive to work.

 

[Andy78]

get driving licence first. nvq is no good if you can't drive to work.

Ah good call, missed that bit.

 

[Mike Blair]

I can join napit / niceic etc with out the nvq if i was to go self employed. i can get a Trainee electrician (Stage 3) ecs card currently using a cscs thats an upgrade i do need to get. but as of right now im only doing fire alarms on £7 a hour now that i have my inspection and testing thing its time to get my wages up lol

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

I can join napit / niceic etc with out the nvq if i was to go self employed. i can get a Trainee electrician (Stage 3) ecs card currently using a cscs thats an upgrade i do need to get. but as of right now im only doing fire alarms on £7 a hour now that i have my inspection and testing thing its time to get my wages up lol

YOu can join Napit/NICEIC with the qualifications you have, as you have simlar qualifications as i do.
Just got to Spend out for INSURANCE, what Napit/NICEIC will lead you to some one to sort that out and i guess need your own tools.. TRANSPORT (not a Push bike or Segway) ..

I dont know how you can get the ECS Card as it seem to me you need the NVQ3 +AM2 or company that you work for to get a Trainee Electrician if you are working towards the NVQ3 (Just a bridge unit and some Examples of work i believe)

I guess the thing you will have agest you, is AGE. Its not a great thing but people expect people in jobs to look and be simlar age. I come from a rough area so much so that i expect people to be watching me and i dont like places of trust as if any thing goes wrong, i will be the first to be slammed.


Suggestion if you can, do work that you dont need the likes of Napit/NICEIC, keep your job going, get more tools and buy good ones that you know are good. and save up for thing a bit. So building up a Name and Tools, so when you hit 25 say you can jump in to it. Personally i dont think thats a right way to view things, ie a 20 year old can be just as good as any one else. But i think its the safer bet.

 

[Mike Blair]

i have all my tools + a megger mft 1553 i have been pulled on my age before :/ nothing i can do about that sometimes good sometimes negative...like one time i was going to put an outside socket for someone and they where really really put off for my age... haha

 

[DuaneMHunt1976]

Dress like your Grandad .. or some thing.. Gray hair.. side burns.. flat cap..

 

[uksparks]

i have been pulled on my age before

I frequently get questioned about my age because I have a baby face, I look early 20s yet I'm 34 this year!

 

[Leesparkykent]

I frequently get questioned about my age because I have a baby face, I look early 20s yet I'm 34 this year!

Or I bet you get "so how long have you been an electrician?"

 

[Mike Blair]

next time they say how long have you been an electrician turn round and say...whats that? haha joking im looking forward to inspecting and testing even though i have passed my exams its time to learn it in real life! fun fun!