Electrical course.

[larfinboy]

Hi all I wonder if you can help.
I currently work for the NHS, but was previously a carpenter/ joiner and have my NVQ level 2 in this, in fact the only reason I packed it in was because I always wanted to be in the ambulance service. (But wish I had not bothered now…!)
My wife and I have been doing renovation work to properties we have bought over the past few years to supplement our income, I would love to do an electricians course so that we can certify our own electrics as we always seem to pay a fortune for electrical work but I have no formal Electrical qualifications. Ideally I would go to college and get a qualification but shift work makes this impossible so any suggestions on a short course I could do? I don’t intend to work on sites or get any paid work from punters so will I need to complete a full course equivalent to say for example NVQ 3? I think I will need part P but not sure.
Although we live within London we have recently bought a property in Bognor Regis so my wife can see a lot more of her family, so I could do a course in London or West Sussex way.

Regards Chris

 

[larfinboy]

So a short domestic installers course (I have been doing my home work) would be good enough to re wire a house, if I stick to the course material and don't think I am a fully qualified sparks...?

 

[davesparks]

No, not good enough to rewire a house at all. On a short course you will learn a bit about the regulations, a bit about testing and how to wire a couple of lights and a couple of sockets on a sheet of plywood.

You will not learn any of the skills needed to rewire a house.

 

[Lifis]

So a short domestic installers course (I have been doing my home work) would be good enough to re wire a house, if I stick to the course material and don't think I am a fully qualified sparks...?

Not a spark but domestic installer. To call your salve spark you will need to achieve Am2 qualification. I think

 

[derek]

To be a spark you need to be competent, A competent person is someone who has relevant practical skills, experience and technical knowledge for the nature of the work undertaken, able at all times to prevent danger and injury to themselves and others. These short courses will not get you any of these in my opinion as even the knowledge of the theory will not be in your long term memory as all you do is cram for exams using short term memory which is then immediately forgotten.