Domestic Electrician

[rugbylad]

Does anyone think it would be worthwhile me doin a domestic installers course and setting up on my own as a domestic installer including PAT testing etc...

Any feedback would be appreciated!

 

[Dean182]

The price for that course is insane. Where do they pull these figures from?

 

[Johnny-G]

All these courses and qualifications may or may not give you a good domestic basis but I sometimes wonder if people forget that to make a living as a domestic electrician the main thing you need, and hardest to get, is enough work.
There's probably 1000's of newly qualified lads who hit a wall as soon as they've done all the upgrades & repairs for their friends & families.

 

[DoBBY]

All these courses and qualifications may or may not give you a good domestic basis but I sometimes wonder if people forget that to make a living as a domestic electrician the main thing you need, and hardest to get, is enough work.
There's probably 1000's of newly qualified lads who hit a wall as soon as they've done all the upgrades & repairs for their friends & families.

Correct but its about getting out there and proving that your service is better than your competitors. Its about not sitting back and feeling sorry for yourself, a good marketing strategy and most of all self belief. There's enough work for all of us out there.

But the fast track schemes should not be available. You should have to really earn your tag as a spark

 

[domestic spark]

here here

 

[domestic spark]

blood how much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW my god!

 

[RWJ]

All these courses and qualifications may or may not give you a good domestic basis but I sometimes wonder if people forget that to make a living as a domestic electrician the main thing you need, and hardest to get, is enough work.
There's probably 1000's of newly qualified lads who hit a wall as soon as they've done all the upgrades & repairs for their friends & families.

Exactly..... As my previous point about it ALREADY has become cut throat out there.
People are now buy the kit of screw**** or even ebay then wanting to pay an electrician (no matter how qualified) £8 per hour to install. DI's are biting their hands off for the work!!!!

 

[RWJ]

there's enough work for all of us out there.

disagree

but the fast track schemes should not be available. You should have to really earn your tag as a spark

totally agree

 

[DoBBY]

So you think that unfortunately, colleges are putting to many people through courses? I think you may be right.....

and thats my exact point on why all quals should be gained, because the harder ones put you a cut above the rest in terms of competancy.

I do sincerely believe theres enough work out there. The problem is in our game if the installations work people seem to think everything must be o.k and never call out a spark until things stop working. The industry will hit boom times again, I am 100% confident in that.

 

[SMB]

Rugbylad.....

Before you even think about parting with all that money, as I suggested earlier, go and talk to your job centre about the help they can offer at your local college in regard to electrical courses. You might be plesantly surpised.

Good luck mate.

 

[Adam W]

Rugbylad.....

Before you even think about parting with all that money, as I suggested earlier, go and talk to your job centre about the help they can offer at your local college in regard to electrical courses. You might be plesantly surpised.

Good luck mate.

The amount of help you get seems to depends on where you live. "Postcode lottery" if you like. Up north they seem to get money for tools, 17th edition, other courses, CSCS etc etc but down south we'd be lucky to get BFH.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

here is my two pennies worth and i welcome any thoughts. Firstly, as far as I know, as it now stands, you do NOT need to be a qualified electrician to do domestic work. You need to be registered with a scheme (cough) provider. The most they are asking for is 17th edition, and to prove COMPETENCY through a couple of jobs. This course that you propose to do is OBSCENE and should not be considered. Sell a kidney instead.

There will always be jobs for good electrician's mates. Stuff the domestic and get into commercial/ industrial and let your work show how good you are. You should be on at least £10 an hour doing that. And before you all contradict me, I know a good few people who RUN jobs and don't have their full ticket, and a some on £15 p/h because they are reliable, and competent. Larger firm will have their own qualifying manager to test etc.. and all you have to do is show up on time and work. Working for yourself is hard work. There is a lot to be said for letting someone else do al the running around, drumming up work, pricing/ tendering, buying materials, paying people, doing VAT/ PAYE/ Monthly returns. Go to work, get paid, go home. LIVE.

There will always be work for good electrician's mates. They do a good job, and deserve respect. They have a grading, and pay rate from the JIB to reflect the part they play in the whole industry.

Good luck. And please don't waste you're money on that course. PLEASE.

 

[oldtimer]

First of thats a hell of a lot of money but what I cannot figure out is you can self learn a lot of this for free but here is the catch some people sign up to these courses and expect to walk in joe public one day and walkout Sparky Joe the next dont get me wrong if someone wants to better themselves then fine but Darwins Law says only the determined will survive so i will say it again if you are thinking about this get yourself switched on and learn and that means switch off the telly and learn once you get into it you will learn self disaplin and advance from their if not the put telly on get yourself a cup of tea and some custard creams and let the books fall behinf the couch ie Darwins Law

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Old timer, you have some of it spot on. Learn it yourself at home. I'm interested on your opinion of what you show customers/ prospective 'employers' (in apostrophe because a person might be a subbie).

 

[oldtimer]

Old timer, you have some of it spot on. Learn it yourself at home. I'm interested on your opinion of what you show customers/ prospective 'employers' (in apostrophe because a person might be a subbie).

I dont think I am picking you up here show what ?

 

[augustusgloop]

Words of wisdom. Old timer. I like it.