Domestic electrical installation course

[Jayces4342]

Hi all, another newbie here, due to coming to the end of a 27yr army career I thought I'd be different and instead of being LGV driver or a locksmith lol, I'd go down the electrician route. I did a fair bit of searching for courses and costs etc an as I'm 46 I'm not really of apprentice age. Through resettlement centre they offer the domestic electrical installation course which offers you the C&G 2382, 2393, 2392, is this going down the right route, obviously I know I will still need to complete the NVQ side of things, they also offer level 3 award in inspection and testing. The courses are massively discounted doing them through our resettlement provider, but I do know that they don't always offer the best quality in some courses. So I. Just wondering if im going down the right route with these courses or if there's an alternative, better way to go about it.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

 

[westward10]

The 2382 is the 18th Ed course/exam.
The 2393 is nothing more than a sketchy course/exam on the Building Regulations.
The 2392 is a testing course for beginners.
None of the above will give you any practical advancement into being an electrician as there is no fundamental electrical training whatsoever.

 

[Hakuhou]

Hi all, another newbie here, due to coming to the end of a 27yr army career I thought I'd be different and instead of being LGV driver or a locksmith lol, I'd go down the electrician route. I did a fair bit of searching for courses and costs etc an as I'm 46 I'm not really of apprentice age. Through resettlement centre they offer the domestic electrical installation course which offers you the C&G 2382, 2393, 2392, is this going down the right route, obviously I know I will still need to complete the NVQ side of things, they also offer level 3 award in inspection and testing. The courses are massively discounted doing them through our resettlement provider, but I do know that they don't always offer the best quality in some courses. So I. Just wondering if im going down the right route with these courses or if there's an alternative, better way to go about it.
Thanks in advance for any help or advice.

If you want to do the resettlement route the main problem is finding a good provider.
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As for the other paths I thought the DAO offered NVQs directly? Or am I behind the times.

 

[Jayces4342]

If you want to do the resettlement route the main problem is finding a good provider.
I’ll shamelessly plug for able skills

Armed Forces Training

Able Skills offers construction training to both beginners and experienced trades people. At Able Skills you'll be able to obtain industry recognised qualifications including City & Guilds

www.ableskills.co.uk

As for the other paths I thought the DAO offered NVQs directly? Or am I behind the times.

Hi, thanks for reply. Yeah I couldn't find anything regarding NVQ's through resettlement however Aspire are happy for me to accompany their electricians on jobs and to work through nvq that way.

 

[mezi]

to become a fully qualified electrician you will need:

2365 electrical installations building and structures level 2 and 3
2382-22 18th edition wiring regulations
2357- NVQ diploma
Net -Am2 (achievement measurement 2)


2391 inspection and testing course when you have enough experience so you can sign off your own work and conduct periodic inspections.