Domestic electrical engineer

[Broadsta]

Hi I'm planning on doing an EAL 7695 level 3 course. Will this help me get a job within he domestic environment as an electrical technician/ engineer? Or does it have to be a C&G? I ask as this course covers most C&G domestic courses but instead of the individual C&G quals for each you get 1 EAL certificate. It sad that it's worth 27 credits. Would I be able to get work with this qualification and does anybody know much about it?

thank you in advance

 

[trev]

I strongly doubt whether that course will lead to you being employed, what is your background mate?

 

[Bobster]

A domestic electrical engineer. That's new.

 

[Silly Sausage]

Gold: EAL 7695 Domestic Electrician Course

That picture says it all for me! :smilielol5:

Forget it mate.

 

[Broadsta]

Military back round fitting batteries etc and cables into vehicles. According to the site I looked at it covers the city and guilds electrical installation, pat testing, electrical testing, building regulations part p and 17th edition, principles of installation and fault finding.

the course is called a gold course domestic electrician. It also says that it counts towards a l3 diploma in electrical installations.

the site says the course covers installation, 17th edition, part P, pat testing, electrical testing, electrical principles and fault finding, circuit design and some other stuff in a workshop.

It says the EAL qualification is allied with ECA, NICEIC and certsure if this helps?

 

[telectrix]

And here is your course provider:

 

[trev]

ISI&TEE is an add on course mate, if I'm brutally honest I could train my dog to do it if he could master reading and writing.
There is no such recognised thing as a "gold course" in anything and I doubt it will gain you any exemptions from anything so how can it count towards another qualification?
I'm not peeing on your fireworks just for the sake of it mate, I'm being realistic. This might enable you to join a r£gulatory body and be a DI but an employer isn't going to look at this very well.

 

[Broadsta]

Not ****ing lol I'm glad for the help and advice before I decide what to do.

its run by tradskill4u? I don't know how good they are?

 

[Maddison]

i presume your an electrician.. domestic engineer.. i think the term engineer has.been used very casually there. how.about an HNC OR HND ?. too many people come on here.moaning how.they have been sold a ball of **** . do your homeowrk dont be one of.them

 

[Broadsta]

That's what I'm doing now lol. I'm trying to research before I make any decisions and I figured this would be the best place for advice on electrical/ electrician courses

 

[trev]

Put it this way, when someone comes on asking questions like your's they're invariably pointed towards their local college. Although I have to say that I also have no idea how good or bad they are.

 

[Broadsta]

Not sure if I can do this but this is what it is Electrician Courses & Electrical Training Specialists and Gold: EAL 7695 Domestic Electrician Course.

Could someone recommend what courses I would need to do in order to become a domestic electrical installer and get a job doing that until I have the experience and funds to become a fully qualified electrician? T

 

[Bobster]

Don't bother with these short courses.

Get yourself on a real apprenticeship.

 

[trev]

I wouldn't waste £3k on it mate.
Take a trip to your local college and ask them there about C&G 2357 (I think) courses, It shouldn't cost you anywhere near that and will give you a proper rounding in electrical theory. While doing that at evening classes try to get in somewhere as a mate so you can get the practical experience you'll need.
Now here's the downside. It's going to take a lot longer than 10 weeks but you'll be better off in the long run.

 

[Engineer54]

Think about it, just how competent do YOU think you'll be after 7 weeks in center training and 3 weeks distance/on-line training?? They are selling a mellon the same as every other private training center outfit. No such thing as a recognised electrical installation diploma, except maybe within the training centers own glossary. No such thing as a gold anything in the way of electrical qualifications, and there's certainly no such thing as a domestic electrical engineer, or come to that a ''domestic installer'' either..... It's all a fabrication from start to finish!!!