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...
You can learn a lot of it for free. I agree, and applaud this sentiment of self discipline. This is the sort of thing a person should do when they are on a course of accreditation to supplement guided learning. Or if they have a particular interest in a subject. My question was 'how does a person demonstrate, or prove, a level of training or competence?' Surely accreditation of some sorts is necessary?
I totally agree, I can't understand why so many people are wanting to set up on their own. I don't think they understand the money and time it takes to run your own business. It kills me to go and work on site for a ten hours a day nevermind coming home and invoicing, chasing money, inputting test sheets! It scares me to think what it must be like for a contractor to find work for and pay lets say a 100 electricians a week plus support staff. That's why I leave that upto them and do as VoltzElectrical would do and turn up to work and get paid every week!
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