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Hi All
I'm new here and need some guidance on training to compliment my job.
I'm a self employed kitchen fitter that's looking into the hated domestic course so I can do my own electrics and sign off. I have a few reasons for this which I won't bore you with.
I fully understand that I will be very limited in knowledge gained by these courses, but i simply just want to limit myself to what's required for my kitchens. The biggest jobs that will occur is the consumer unit change and upgrading the earth bonding, I know there the most important.
With my knowledge being limited, should I survey a kitchen and think I could potentially hit a snag, I would book an electrician. One of my old electricians whom I'm friends with has offered to be a helpline and even bail me out if things go ---- up.

I know these courses get slated for teaching slap dash cowboys that don't give a ---- about their quality of work or their customers. I'm not like that, I'm overly conscientious. This is one reason of wanting to do it myself, sparks I've used don't think like me and I've had enough. I dare say there are amazing sparkies out there but I've had no luck.
Reading about me and my work, do you guys think it's worth me doing?

The money I would spend I would get back in 12 months, so cost isn't an issue.
The course supplier is Electrical Courses For You.

Thanks for any help or beatings.
 
Only want to do what I need for my kitchens, not interested in fully sparky

In my opinion unless you know the full crack behind the job you can't really understand the smaller jobs fully.

Best of luck though, you seem focused. Just be aware of your limitations and take full advantage of any mentoring you can get.
 
Only want to do what I need for my kitchens, not interested in fully sparky
My two pennoth,,
From someone who got trained on one of these courses 8 yrs ago and now do most domestic sparks jobs - it takes a long time to get anything like fully clued up on how to tackle some of the cans of worms that emerge from doing a full installation/replacement CU. I am also technically sound as i am a qualified engineer with many years experience in the aerospace industry; it helps enormously if you understand some physics, maths and electrical theory, especially power and realise the dangers that can potentially unfold..
i would agree that if you are conscientious but want to stick with kitchen work then by all means do the course, they're not all bad, and your part P assessment but then just do the necessary sparks required for the kitchen, nothing else; if you need to run a new circuit for a kitchen then just do that, you don't need to replace everything else.. later on with some experience you may well want to branch out to expand if that attracts.. best of luck!
 
I will train you up for ÂŁ3000 and put you in for a c&g exam at the end of the 3 weeks..
I’m sure there is plenty of electricians out there that would be happy to train you up for what you will be paying..

Actually, you could come and install my new kitchen and redo all my electrics at the same time.. I will supervise and educate at the same time and I will still only charge you ÂŁ3000?

IMO you don’t need to be wasting your time and money on those short courses
 
I will train you up for ÂŁ3000 and put you in for a c&g exam at the end of the 3 weeks..
I’m sure there is plenty of electricians out there that would be happy to train you up for what you will be paying..

Actually, you could come and install my new kitchen and redo all my electrics at the same time.. I will supervise and educate at the same time and I will still only charge you ÂŁ3000?

IMO you don’t need to be wasting your time and money on those short courses
An offer to good to refuse. :)
 
I think you'll find in practice it's a lot easier to get in than the official line stated.

i know. i just thought i'd drop that in for fun. must be bored.

when i rang one of the schemes a while ago i asked what i need to do to prove i've got the required 2 years experience. the girl said "uhh... uhhh... you dont have to do anything, we just trust you." :tearsofjoy:
 
i know. i just thought i'd drop that in for fun. must be bored.

when i rang one of the schemes a while ago i asked what i need to do to prove i've got the required 2 years experience. the girl said "uhh... uhhh... you dont have to do anything, we just trust you." :tearsofjoy:
Must be a new requirement.. i wasn't asked to have any experience, just an eye test :) ...should have gone to Specsavers.
 

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