Electrical Qualifications?

[ex RAF]

Hi all,

Just wondering if you could help me. I am presently still serving in the RAF as an aircraft electrician (have done 22 yrs), and intend to leave in the near future. I wondered what qualifications and processes I need to become a basic household electrician, and also wondered if there was possibly some of the training/modules I might not need to complete, (as I obviously have a knowledge of how electrics work!). I do have some official civilian qualifications that might be relevant ie. BTEC in aeronatical engineering and a city and guilds in electrical specialism- not sure if these carry any weight at all, but look forward to finding out.

Any advice will be gratefully received, thanks in advance.

 

[Engineer54]

With 22 years experience in a sort after industry throughout the world, .....Why on earth would you want to retrain to get into an industry that's on it's knees??

 

[snowhead]

You'd be better off aiming towards the Industrial / commercial side and going into controls sooner than go into domestics.

 

[rich.250]

Agree^^^^

Domestic is horrid with all the wall chasing and loft work lol

 

[Guitarist]

You'd be better off aiming towards the Industrial / commercial side and going into controls sooner than go into domestics.

Most industrial involves awful shift patterns these days. Nothing wrong with chasing walls and crawling through spiders' webs.

 

[Guest55]

Dont bother.
You and a million other career changers have had the same idea to join the Electrical Trainee ranks and start house bashing.
Sounds gloomy i know but just being honest - theres just not enough work to go around.

 

[DurhamSparky]

get a job in Oz military!!!! they love ex british military trades....!!

 

[snowhead]

Most industrial involves awful shift patterns these days.

Unlike the RAF??

I'm commercial and do Mon to Fri daytime 48hrs home to home, oh, and 1 week in 7 standby 24/7..

 

[trev]

Isn't avionics a more specialised area than housebashing?
If I were you I'd be looking at sticking with it mate. The electrical world is no bed of roses just now and in the short/medium term is probably going to get harder no matter what sector of it you're in.
You have 22 years experience in a highly specialised field

 

[ex RAF]

Many thanks for the responses guys, but there is a reason i want to do it. My father is in the building trade of sorts, and has assured me as much work as I need. As well as which, I will be working for myself on a kind of ad hoc basis, I actually intend to work in a different field of engineering primarily and do the domestic electrics when I can. I just wanted to know what training is required to be "qualified", obviously rules and regs are mandatory as I know hardly anything about them (domestically), but as far as the rest, it would be good to get a heads up what I need to do. I have had a quick look on the internet and have seen that some people are embarking on a 3 year course, which is out of the question for me, but looking at Electrical Qualifications - Qualifications needed to train to become an electrician in the UK pretty much states that I just have to do a load of exams, ie.CG2330/2357/2382 Any further advice would be welcomed.

 

[trev]

The absolute bare minimum is the 17th (think it's 2382 but it's late and there's been beer involved)
If you have calibrated test kit, the relevant insurances and up to date regs etc + the requisite amount of jobs to show an assessor+the fee then you're pretty much good to go mate.

 

[Guest55]

The absolute bare minimum is the 17th (think it's 2382 but it's late and there's been beer involved)
If you have calibrated test kit, the relevant insurances and up to date regs etc + the requisite amount of jobs to show an assessor+the fee then you're pretty much good to go mate.

Christ ! , it sounds terrible when said like that.^^^
You only need to do the above items to join a part p scheme ,
real tough requirements eh ? :-\

 

[rich.250]

Christ ! , it sounds terrible when said like that.^^^
You only need to do the above items to join a part p scheme ,
real tough requirements eh ? :-\

There lies the whole problem behind part p......
up the entry requirements!!

 

[ex RAF]

Many thanks gents for all of your replies. I have been recommended a course at Total Electrical Courses - TEC20 | Technique Training which seems to be exactly what I want. Sorry for the late reply but I am in Afghan at the moment, so a bit busy!! Many thanks again.

 

[jimmymac]

Keep up the good work mate, you are a credit to this country and good luck in all your future endevours!